VirtualGlobetrotting: Taiwan: Kaohsiung

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Giant rubber duck
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People gather to see a giant rubber duck by Dutch conceptual artist Florentijin Hofman at Glory Pier in Kaohsiung.

Fo Guang Shan International Buddhist Order headquarters
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Amitabha Buddha
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ROCAF Lockheed C-130 Hercules Landing @ Kaohsiung
SpiderX22 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: SpiderX22.
This is a commercial, non-military airport so it's odd that it'd be landing here and not at Pingtung AFB up north.
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The Grand Li-Hai Hotel
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By: mstoess.

Nantzu Velodrome
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By: adrbr.
Outdoor, Concrete, 333m

Win Far 888
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Win Far 162 (Win Chia Fishery Co. LTD)
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Republic of China Navy Wu Yi (AOE-530)
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Wu Yi class oiler

Cruse Ship anchored in Kaohsiung Harbour
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By: boothy443.

Republic of China Navy Kee Lung (Kidd class) destroyer
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By: kjfitz.
Originally built for the Shah of Iran's government, the contracts were canceled when the 1979 Iranian Revolution began, and the ships were completed for the U.S. Navy. Because they were equipped with heavy-duty air conditioning and other features that made them suitable in hot climates, they tended to be used in the Middle East, specifically the Persian Gulf itself. During their service with the U.S. Navy the ships were popularly known as the "Ayatollah" or "dead admiral" class.
All four ships were decommissioned from the U.S. Navy in the late 1990s, and were initially offered for sale to Australia in 1997 for A$30 million each. In 1999, the offer was rejected, based on extensive problems the Royal Australian Navy had encountered during the acquisition of two surplus Newport class tank landing ships from the U.S. Navy in 1994.[1] After the Australian refusal, the four ships were offered to Greece, which also refused.
The ships were anachronistically featured in 2001 film Pearl Harbor, in exploding scenes.
In 2001, the US authorized the reactivation and sale of all four ships to Taiwan.
The first two ships, ex-Scott and ex-Callaghan, arrived at Su-ao, a military port in eastern Taiwan, in December 2005, and were named Kee Lung (DDG-1801) and Su Ao (DDG-1802) in a commissioning ceremony on 17 December 2005. Following the tradition of ship class naming, ROCN has referred these vessels as Kee Lung class destroyers. The remaining two units, ex-Kidd and ex-Chandler, were delivered in 2006, and named Tso Ying (DDG-1803) and Ma Kong (DDG-1805), respectively.

IKEA Kaohsiung
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By: kaiken.

Fo Guang Shan International Buddhist Order Headquarters
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ROKAF Beechcraft T-34 Mentor Landing
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By: SpiderX22.

TransAsia Airways ATR 72-500 Landing @ Kaohsiung
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By: SpiderX22.
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National Kaohsiung Marine University
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Tuntex Sky Tower
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By: mstoess.

Chun Ying (Chyuan Maan Oceanic CO. LTD.)
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By: kuressaare.

Fu Jyi
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'Solar Powered Stadium' by Toyo Ito
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.
Taiwan has recently finished building a new sports stadium that will generate 100% of its electricity from solar power.

Hung 1

Yuan Mao

Intentionally Altered
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By: gamma.

ROCCG SHUN HU NO.2

Superyacht "Ambrosia"
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By: boris_the_spider.
65 meter (213 ft) Benetti superyacht "Ambosia" berthed at Kaohsiung port, Taiwan.

Chuan Fu

Chang-Gu World Trade Center
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Dragon and Tiger Pagodas
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Hung Hwa 202

Sigloo Crystal (LPG Tanker)

E-DA Ferris Wheel
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By: kaiken.
At E-DA Theme Park

Kaohsiung National Stadium
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By: Mike1989.
National Stadium (Chinese: 國家體育場; also named 龍騰體育場) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is currently the largest stadium in Taiwan in terms of capacity.
Completed in 2009, it will be used mostly for athletics and rugby events, including hosting the main events for the 2009 World Games. The stadium will have a capacity of 55,000 people. After the games the stadium will likely be used for some Taiwan football team matches.
The stadium, designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, makes use of solar energy to provide its power needs. The World Games Stadium, semi spiral-shaped, like a dragon, will be the first stadium in the world to provide power using solar energy technology. The solar panels covering the vast external face of the stadium are able to generate most of the power required for its own operation, as well as additional power that can be saved.

Huang Wen

Ä-141 (graffiti)

End of the road

Kaohsiung Arena
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By: kkeps.
Kaohsiung Arena (高雄巨蛋) is an indoor sporting arena located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The capacity of the arena is 15,000 spectators and opened in 2009. It is used to host indoor sporting events and was used to host some of the indoor sporting events during the 2009 World Games.

Guard post at Republic of China Navy base
OK, these guys mean serious business.

Airplane

2 subs
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Transformer
Transformers are transforming alien robots (often the Autobots and the Decepticons) in an endless struggle for dominance or eventual peace. In its decades-long history, the franchise has expanded to encompass comic books, animation, video games and films.

Anchor
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Shin Ying No.1

Ygro

Hsiang Fa & Hsiang Chang

Yin Hang

Shiuh Dah Ming

85 Sky Tower
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By C.Y. Lee & Partners and HOK

Grand Li-Hai Hotel

Panofi Path-Finder

Grand 50 Tower

Evergreen

Road to Nowhere

Republic of China Navy guard

Solar Powered Stadium

Nix Feng Yu

Kao 143

ROCAF T-34C Turbo Mentor [3439]

Ship (graffiti)

Anchor

NetJets Gulfstream G550 Landing @ Kaohsiung

Chi Jin Mazu Temple

Kaohsiung Eye

Cihou Lighthouse
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By: Mike1989.
The Cihou Lighthouse (Chinese: 旗後燈塔; pinyin: Qíhòu Dēngtǎ), also called Cijin Lighthouse (Chinese: 旗津燈塔) or Kaohsiung Lighthouse (Chinese: 高雄燈塔), is a lighthouse in Qijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Jih Fu No3

Hsien Hua

Former British Consulate at Takao
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By: Mike1989.
The British Consulate at Takao (Chinese: 打狗英國領事館; pinyin: Dǎgǒu Yīngguó Lǐngshìguǎn) is a former British consulate built in 1865 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It has been designated as a 2nd Class Historic Site by the Ministry of the Interior.

Statue of Xuan Wu
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Chinese High Speed Train Mural

China Airlines Airbus A330-302 [B-18308]

Heung A Pioneer

Take Far

Confucius Temple of Kaohsiung
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Glory of Kaohsiung

Chinese High Speed Rail Train

Ship propeller

Rooftop Text

Logistics Warehouse

Kaohsiung harbor mural

NYK Line

Republic of China Navy

Shenq Fa

Yun Hong Cheng

Star Place Facade by UNStudio
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Hyundai