The Luce Memorial Chapel (traditional Chinese: 路思義敎堂; simplified Chinese: 路思义教堂; pinyin: Lùsī Yì Jiàotáng) is a Christian chapel on the campus of Tunghai University in Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. It was designed by architects I. M. Pei and Chi-kuan Chen.
The project was originally planned in April 1954 but put on hold until July 1960.[1] Construction took place from September 1962 until November 1963.[2] Construction costs totaled US$125,000.[3]
^ "$50,000 GIFT FOR CHAPEL: Luce Foundation Donation to Aid New Formosa University". The New York Times. 1954-05-05. p. 24. A gift of $50,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation for a chapel at the new Tunghai (Eastern Sea) University near Taichung, Formosa, was announced yesterday at the annual meeting of the United Board for Christian Colleges.
^ Taiwan Panorama (19 November 2022). "Where the secular meets the sacred: Taiwan's church buildings". Taiwan News. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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