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Songshan Cihui Temple - Ksitigarbha Hall Religious

Songshan Cihui Temple - Ksitigarbha Hall

Ksitigarbha Hall is a temple interior in the Songshan Cihui Temple in Taipei City, Taiwan. The rectangular hall is 9 meters wide, 12 meters long and 9.5 meters high. A central lightwell with a Bagua diagram brings natural light into the space. White marble is used on the floor and the walls, and the walls are carved in relief with iridescent cloud patterns. A statue three meters tall stands at the center, so it can be seen and worshipped from every side. Twenty-eight carved marble columns support the hall.

Songshan Cihui Temple - Ksitigarbha Hall Religious by Yung-Hsi Peng, Zhi-Yun Hung, Parn Shyr was highlighted as an innovative representation of architectural design by the A' Design Awards. Songshan Cihui Temple - Ksitigarbha Hall Religious earned the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design in 2021. The A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award is a juried, academic and highly prestigious design competition which celebrates outstanding design of residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries, retail stores, showrooms, exhibition spaces and more.

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