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National monument" [1] (Chinese: 國定古蹟; pinyin: Guódìng Gǔjī) is the highest designation possible given to historic sites in Taiwan, followed by municipal and county (city) monuments. The designations are outlined in the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act [ zh ] , and monuments are preserved by the Bureau of Cultural Heritage , a ...
A Chiang statue was moved from the front gate of National Taiwan Normal University in 2011, [35] following debate over the statue's fate dating as far back as 1987, [11] [35] [36] and another Chiang statue was moved from the campus at National Cheng Kung University in 2013. [37]
Statue of Don Juan de Oñate called The Equestrian in El Paso, Texas - At 36 feet (11 m) tall, it is purported by the sculptor to be the largest bronze equestrian statue in the world. Statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas - At 66 feet (20 m) tall, it is the tallest statue of any American political figure.
This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 50 m (160 ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.
Pages in category "Monuments and memorials in Taiwan" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. ... Chiang Kai-shek statues; Ching-kuo Memorial Hall;
The Jadeite Cabbage is a relatively small sculpture. Measuring only 18.7 by 9.1 centimetres (7.4 by 3.6 in) and is 5.07 centimetres (2.00 in) thick, [1] it is "hardly larger than a human hand".
The first Confucian temple in Taiwan to be constructed was the Taiwan Confucian Temple, which was built during the period of the Tungning Kingdom in 1665 in Tainan. A more recent temple, the Taipei Confucius Temple , was built on Wenwu Street in Taipei in 1879, torn down by Japanese in 1907 to make place for the Taipei First Girls' High School ...
Pages in category "National monuments of Taiwan" The following 72 pages are in this category, out of 72 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...