Images tagged "taipei"
Mailboxes on a building in central Taipei.
"Transformers' shoes" worn by a client in one of McDonalds in Taipei.
National Palace Museum in Taipei. It hosts the most precious collection of ancient Chinese art in the world, which was evacuated to Taiwan in 1949 by the Kuomintang forces to save it from advancing communist army.
Detail of the roof of the Longshan Temple in Taipei.
Readings of the holy texts on Sunday morning in Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Elderly woman with a book of holy texts. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Devotees praying in Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Lighting candles. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Elderly woman reading from a book of holy texts. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
A table with offerings of fruits and flowers in the courtyard of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
A table with offerings of fruits and flowers in the courtyard of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Elderly woman praying. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Huge censer (vessel for burning incense) in the courtyard of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Devotees praying in Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Inside the main hall of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Offerings of flowers. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
General view of the inner courtyard and the main hall of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
A man carrying a tray with food offerings (mostly tofu). Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Lighting candles. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
General view of the entrance building of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Elaborate roof decorations. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
A dragon at the ridge of the roof of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Women selling incense in front of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
National Theater, Taipei.
Dancers practice in front of the National Theater in Taipei while the maintenance worker is cleaning the windows.
Street dancer practicing in front of the National Theater, Taipei.
National Concert Hall, Taipei.
Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei.
Hourly change of guards in front of the Chang Kai-Shek monument inside the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei.
Hourly change of guards in front of the Chang Kai-Shek monument inside the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei.
Impeccably dressed and motionless guard inside the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei.
General view of the Tribute Boulevard and the plaza in front of the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei with National Theater (left), National Concert Hall (right) and the Entrance Archway (center).
Taipei 101 - the fourth tallest building in the world (509 m.), as of July 2013. Taipei.
Busy street in downtown Taipei.
Lingxing Gate at the front of the Confucius Temple in Taipei.
Old woman praying in front of the Dacheng Hall of the Confucius Temple in Taipei.
Local street in Taipei.
View to the West from the observation level of Taipei 101 with the curvy Tamshui River and mountains at the background. Taipei.
View to the West from the observation level of Taipei 101, Taipei.
Core Pacific City - the weirdest shipping mall building in Asia seen from Taipei 101. Taipei.
Sunset seen from Taipei 101 with building's architectural feature reflected in the glazed curtain wall. Taipei
Gigantic (660 metric tonnes) tuned mass damper (harmonic absorber) is a counterweight at the top of Taipei 101 skyscraper, which allows to reduce the vibrations of the building by 40%.