High Heel Wedding Church 高跟鞋教堂

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This glass building in Budai is the highest high-heeled structure in the world. It is not actually a real church, it is a classic tourist trap that is slowly fading in popularity. There is not much here except this and some seafood restaurants, but it was still fun to visit.

Background:
Budai is a fishing port village in Chiayi county and has the only ferry to Penghu from the main island of Taiwan.
Construction of the high-heel church was completed in 2016. It is composed of 300 pieces of blue glass and is 17.76 meters tall, 12 meters wide, and 25 meters long.
Many people were afraid that the building would be abandoned by tourists after completion because it is lacking in historical or cultural significance. It is said the chapel was built to honor the women that suffered a breakout of blackfoot disease which broke out in the area decades ago, which prevented them from wearing high heels and having a happy wedding.
After construction, it received the Guinness World Record for the highest high-heeled shaped structure in the world. 
Even though the high-heeled building is used as a wedding venue, it is not a real church and is not related to any religion. 

Hours:
24/7
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Price:
Free

​Tours and Activities:
You can purchase tours and tickets for many activities in Chiayi such as glamping, Three Pigs Farm, Janfusun Fancy World, Taiping Suspension Bridge, Chateau de Jourdeness , Kumquat Tourist Factory, Taisugar Siantou Cultural Park, Meteor Garden, Veoveoana Tribe Tour, Danayi Valley, Batongguan Historic Trail, Xianghe Leisure Farm, Foot massage and many others through Klook here or KKday here. 

Accommodation:
We have stayed at and recommend Chiayi Crown Hotel (you can book on Agoda here, Booking.com here, Hotels.com here, or Expedia here), Shin Kao Hotel (you can book on Agoda here or Trip.com here), and YesHotel (you can book on Agoda here, Booking.com here, Hotels.com here, or Expedia here), which are all quality hotels for a reasonable price near Chiayi Station. We also recommend Shianghu Botique Hotel (you can book on Agoda here, Booking.com here, Hotels.com here, or Expedia here), with excellent quality for the money just our of Chiayi City center. Finally we have stayed at and recommend Fenchihu Street Hotel (you can book on Agoda here, Booking.com here, Hotels.com here, or Expedia here), which is within walking distance of Fenqihu Old Street, Fenqihu Station, and many amazing hikes in the area.
Find out more about where to stay in our Taiwan hotels guide or search for the best hotel deals in Taiwan here.  We recommend booking through Agoda here, which provides the best quality selection of accommodation on the islands.
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How to get there:
By car/scooter: Take provincial highway 17 or Expressway 61 to Budai along the coast in Chiayi, then head west to the coast. The high heeled church is near the ocean in Budai and is hard to miss. Looking for scooter rental in Chiayi? You can check out Klook here or KKday here to search for options. You can also check out our scooter rental guide here.  If you are looking for car rentals, you can also search Qeeq here, Klook here, or  KKday here. You can also check out our car rental guide here.  
By bus: You can take bus 7209H from Chiayi HSR station, which takes about an hour and a half to reach Budai. You can book tickets to travel to Chiayi via inter-city bus on Klook here. 
You can book tickets to Chiayi via high speed rail (HSR)  on Klook here or KKDay here. 
Book tickets via the normal train (TRA) on Klook here.
By bicycle: Looking for bicycle rentals in Taiwan? You can search on KKday here and search for tours on Klook here.

Map:
Please see below:

Our Journey:

Budai High Heeled Church was a fun stop for us on our round-island tour of Taiwan in 2021. It was a fun place to take photos and enjoy the scenery. 

For a better view of the area, check out our drone footage above.

Or you can see our 360 degree spherical panoroama above. 

We drove there by car and got there right before sunset.

Next to the high heel church there is a viewing platform where you can look out over the oyster feilds near Budai harbor.

View of the platform. 

Sunset over the water. Ferries to Penghu in the background. 

Moon and high heeled church behind. 

Some artsy teepees here. 

Making our way to the church.

Love sign in front of the church. 

View of the church from behind. 

View from the east. 

Another view of the reflection.

The reflection pool around the shoe is pretty impressive. 

Reflection of the shoe and the moon.

Another view of the moon and shoe.

Small playground in the park here. There were a fair amount of people here but not super crowded by any means.

View from the front.

At night, lights and music went off. 

There are also about 100 disco balls in there. 

And inside is a screen with the church.

Moon through one of the artsy towers here. 

View from behind at night.

Another artsy wooden tower at night.

View from the side. 

View from the air.

More photos of the area in the gallery above. 
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You can purchase tours and tickets for many activities in Chiayi such as glamping, Three Pigs Farm, Janfusun Fancy World, Taiping Suspension Bridge, Chateau de Jourdeness , Kumquat Tourist Factory, Taisugar Siantou Cultural Park, Meteor Garden, Veoveoana Tribe Tour, Danayi Valley, Batongguan Historic Trail, Xianghe Leisure Farm, Foot massage and many others through Klook here or KKday here. 

You can also check out our full guide to Chiayi here.

For an overview of other places you can visit in Taiwan, you can also check out our full travel guide to Taiwan here. 

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