Built in 1963 by the Kyakopay group of Tayal Indigenous people, this stone church features a distinctive keyhole arch entrance symbolizing the gateway to heaven. The stones were carried by hand from the the riverbed around what is now known as Sanmin Bat Cave and shaped with chisels. The church was in use until 1992 when a larger building was constructed nearby. Nowadays the site is subject to ownership disputes and it isn’t regularly open to the public. Tuba, the name by which the church is known, is an alternate name for Kyakopay.
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Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
- Taiwan Religious Cultural Map (臺灣宗教文化地圖)
Themes
- Christianity in Taiwan (臺灣基督教)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.