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Water-Moon Monastery (Nung Chan Monastery): Exterior — 1/5 · ExteriorPhoto: FireFeather · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Water-Moon Monastery (Nung Chan Monastery): Exterior — 2/5 · ExteriorPhoto: FireFeather · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Water-Moon Monastery (Nung Chan Monastery): Exterior — 3/5 · ExteriorPhoto: 林高志 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Water-Moon Monastery (Nung Chan Monastery): Exterior — 4/5 · ExteriorPhoto: 林高志 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Water-Moon Monastery (Nung Chan Monastery): Interior · One of the room in the monastery — 5/5 · Interior · One of the room in the monasteryPhoto: Teohlouis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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Photo 5: Interior · One of the room in the monastery

Religious · Contemporary

Water-Moon Monastery (Nung Chan Monastery)

Kris Yao · Taipei, TW · 2012

Key featuresLong fair-faced concrete hall raised on columns, its screen wall pierced with scripture characters.

Exposed concrete
Light & shadow
Courtyard

Architect: Kris Yao
Place: Taipei, TW
Year: 2012
Typology: Religious
Movement: Contemporary
Region: East Asia

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