I went to the Bao-an temple because of my travel guide book's recommendation of "the most beautiful temple in Taipei". I had to go back again, because i agreed with the book, because I was enchanted, entranced by this amazing temple and its arresting murals and architecture.
More about the temple architecture from <a href="http://english.taipei.gov.tw/web/upload/123199154465902.pdf" target="_blank">this link (pdf)</a>:
"The fabulous Baoan Temple, in the old and proudDalongtong community, was erected in its original form in 1805. It has since come a long way, today a large andrich complex. It was not only declared a national historicalrelic of the second grade in 1998 but also received animmensely prestigious UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awardfor Culture Heritage Conservation (聯合國教科文組織亞太文化資產保存獎) in 2003. The layout of the complex is majestic and stately, and the artwork of the great masters in place deservedly renowned, including the architecture, the wallpaintings, the stone, wood and clay sculptures, the koji ceramic art (交趾陶), and the cut-tile mosaic work (剪黏).Each individual part is exceedingly beautiful, but the wholeis magnificent, a feast for eye and soul that is the"
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Focal Length: 10mm
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Date: Feb 1, 2009
GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 25.073093, Longitude: 121.516101
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