Paper Dome - New Homeland Education Park. A modern Paper Dome, supported by 58 paper tubes, forms a rectangular corridor with a strong sense of geometry. The translucent ceiling creates a soft and sacred atmosphere. A modern Paper Dome, supported by 58 paper tubes, forms a rectangular corridor with a strong sense of geometry. The translucent ceiling creates a soft and sacred atmosphere. This unique Paper Dome, New Homeland Education Park, is located near the ecologically rich Puli Township's Taomi Eco-Village, making it a great spot for summer lotus viewing, butterfly watching, or observing frog ecology. It's perfect for families to embark on an outdoor ecological journey and book a guided tour to learn about the Paper Dome's story. (Image source: Paper Dome Official Website Guided Tour Map) The Story of the Paper Dome After the Great Hanshin Earthquake in Japan in 1995, architect Shigeru Ban built a paper tube church for the collapsed Koshien Church as a temporary place of worship. After fulfilling its purpose, this Paper Dome, symbolizing reconstruction after the earthquake, has traveled across the ocean to the Taomi community, continuing its mission of comforting people after disasters. Stepping inside the Paper Dome, one can marvel at the beauty of the architecture, the softness of paper transformed into resilience to support the entire structure, and feel the strengthened vitality of life after disaster. The Learning Center Adjacent to the church, the "Learning Center" uses steel as its material, bending it into various shapes, twisting the rigid and cold characteristics of steel to echo the strong "Paper Dome" built from originally soft and fragile paper materials.
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