I went to Chiang-kai Shek Memorial Hall at Liberty Square on Sunday to test it. Lucky it was raining and I had the chance to get some of the reflection shots I been wanting to do for a while, too.
Liberty Square contains some excellent
architecture. Although mocked by some for being more
of a neo-classical style, which resulted from the Cultural Revolution's
destruction of classical culture in China.
Both are HDR shots, which I did mainly to average the shots to get people out of the picture.
The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (中正紀念堂) is a grandiose Taiwanese
national monument in memory of Chiang Kai-shek, the former authoritarian President of Taiwan. The Memorial Hall
is white with a blue octagonal roof. The number eight is traditionally
associated in Taiwan
with abundance and good fortune. The two sets of white stairs each have 89
steps, representing Chiang's age at the time of his death, go up to the main
entrance. The blue roof, white
walls, and red flowerbeds of the memorial hall reflect the colors of Taiwan's Flag.
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Main entrance to
the Liberty Square,
with the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall seen at the back.
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The monument is at the east end of Liberty Square (or Memorial Hall Square) with the National Theater and National Concert Hall on the north and south sides respectively.
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