The Sun-Shooting Tower () or Chiayi Tower is a

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built inside Chiayi Park, East District,

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Architecture

The tower stands at a height of 62 meters. Its exterior designed was inspired by a giant sacred tree in Alishan. The brown aluminum pattern mimics the wood grain of the tree and the center is left with a empty space that mimics the crack in the center of that giant sacred tree. The interior bronze sculpture is inspired by the "Sun-Shooting" legend of

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. This bronze-made sculpture is 24 meters tall and 3 meters wide. The tower features an

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, a

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and a small rooftop garden.

Transportation

The tower is accessible within walking distance southeast from Beimen Station of the

Alishan Forest Railway Alishan Forest Railway ( zh, t=阿里山森林鐵路, p=Ālǐshān Sēnlín Tiělù, poj=A-lí-san Sim-lîm Thih-lō͘) is an 86 km network of Narrow gauge railway, narrow gauge railways running up to and throughout the popular mountain r ...

or using Chiayi County Bus from Chiayi Station of

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* 1998 establishments in Taiwan Buildings and structures in Chiayi Tourist attractions in Chiayi Towers completed in 1998 Towers in Taiwan {{Taiwan-struct-stub

Architecture

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