Originally established in 1882 as the earliest Catholic church in central Taiwan. It was damaged in an earthquake and rebuilt in 1912, then again in the 1970s and finally 1996. Although the church no longer retains a historic appearance, a red brick classroom (埔心羅厝天主堂文物館) next door was recognized for its heritage value in 2002.
Map
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)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Christianity in Taiwan (臺灣基督教)
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Alexander Synaptic
Curator, Spectral Codex
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.