During my very first trip to Taipei, Taiwan, thanks to my friend, I got to visit the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall. This monument made of marbles and concrete was completed 4 years after the death of Chiang Kai-Shek in the year 1975. The memorial hall is located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei and is surrounded by a park, stands at the east end of Memorial Hall Square.
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| The front of the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall |
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| The back entrance with the Chinese character 大孝門, which means Gate of Great Piety |
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| The main base and perimeter wall of the memorial hall were constructed with marbles. |
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| Huge valuable pieces of marbles surrounding the hall which is also good materials for temperature control. |
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| Panoramic view from the memorial hall with National Concert Hall (right) and the National Theater (left) |
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| Inside the memorial hall stood a bronze statue of Chiang Kai-Shek |
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| Close-up view of the bronze statue of Chiang Kai-Shek |
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| The octagonal roof rises 76 metres above the ground and is covered with blue tiles. The octagonal shape picks up the symbolism of the number 8, a number traditionally associated in Asia with abundance and good fortune. (Wikipedia, 2014) |
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| We were lucky to be able to watch a short marching/duty replacement routine by the security army |
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