Taoyuan Martyrs' Shrine

Coordinates: 25°00′22.6″N 121°19′31.0″E / 25.006278°N 121.325278°E / 25.006278; 121.325278

Taoyuan Martyrs' Shrine
桃園縣忠烈祠
Location Taoyuan District, Taiyuan, Taiwan
Built 1938
Built for Japanese Shinto deities.
Taoyuan Martyrs' Shrine
Gardens and entrance

The Taoyuan Martyrs' Shrine (Chinese: 桃園忠烈祠; pinyin: Táoyuán Zhōngliècí) is a martyrs' shrine in Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.

History

Taoyuan Martyrs' Shrine was first built by the Japanese as a Shinto shrine in 1938. After World War II, the Kuomintang government changed the Shinto Shrine into Hsinchu County Martyrs' Shrine, then 1950 became Taoyuan County Martyrs' Shrine.[1]

Architecture

Taoyuan Martyrs' Shrine is one of the best-kept Shinto shrines outside of Japan. The structure is made largely of unpainted, unvarnished cypress,[2] and the shrine incorporates Tang Dynasty, Japanese, and modern Taiwanese architectural styles.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Martyrs' Shrine(桃園忠烈祠暨神社文化園區)". Taoyuan Ministry of Tourism. Government of Taoyuan.
  2. ↑ "Taoyuan's unique Shinto relic". The China Post. 1938-09-23. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
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