This glass church in Taiwan is shaped like a giant version of Cinderella's slipper. Take a closer look.
- The High-Heel Wedding Church was built in Chiayi, Taiwan, in 2016.
- At 58 feet tall, it's shaped like Cinderella's glass slipper and holds a Guinness World Record.
The High-Heel Wedding Church, shaped like Cinderella's glass slipper, was built in Chiayi, Taiwan, in 2016.
According to Taiwan's Tourism Bureau, it was built to commemorate young women whose feet had to be amputated during a blackfoot disease epidemic in the 1950s.
Constructed out of 320 blue glass panels, the 58-foot structure cost $23 million New Taiwan dollars, or about $686,000 in 2016, according to the BBC.
It holds the Guinness World Record for the largest building shaped like a shoe.
Inside, the toe of the shoe features a worship space.
The venue can hold 100 people, according to Guinness World Records.
A giant "LOVE" sign decorates the grounds.
The High-Heel Wedding Church is located in Chiayi Budai Seascape Park near the west coast of Taiwan.
There are also benches shaped like Cinderella's carriage.
The benches' decorations pay tribute to Cinderella's pumpkin carriage.
While it's not a functioning church, the High-Heel Wedding Church does make for a striking display — especially when it lights up at night.
The Taipei Times reported in 2017 that visitor numbers to the church had plummeted a year after it opened, and that the space had not managed to attract any businesses or private operators. In 2018, Taiwan News named the site one of three "misleading Taiwan attractions" since the High-Heel Wedding Church exists mainly as a backdrop for wedding photos.
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