What is Taichung Martyrs' Shrine?
{{Infobox religious building|name=Taichung Martyrs' Shrine|native_name=臺中市忠烈祠|native_name_lang=zh|religious_affiliation=|image=Taichung ROC Martyr's Shrine.JPG|image_upright=|alt=|caption=|map_type=Taichung|coordinates={{coord|24|09|15.8|N|120|41|28.5|E|type:landmark_region:TW|display=inline,title}}|map_size=225px|map_alt=|map_relief=|map_caption=|location=[[North District, Taichung|North]], [[Taichung]], [[Taiwan]]|locale=|deity=|rite=|tradition=|sect=|festival=<!-- or | festivals = -->|cercle=|sector=|administration=|consecration_year=|organisational_status=<!-- or | organizational_status = -->|functional_status=|heritage_designation=|leadership=|ownership=|governing_body=|bhattaraka=|patron=|website=|coordinates_footnotes=|architect=|architecture_type=martyrs' shrine|architecture_style=|founded_by=|creator=|funded_by=|general_contractor=|established=|groundbreaking=|year_completed=|construction_cost=|date_demolished=<!-- or | date_destroyed = -->|facade_direction=|capacity=|length=|width=|width_nave=|interior_area=|height_max=|dome_quantity=|dome_height_outer=|dome_height_inner=|dome_dia_outer=|dome_dia_inner=|minaret_quantity=|minaret_height=|spire_quantity=|spire_height=|site_area=|temple_quantity=|monument_quantity=|shrine_quantity=|materials=|elevation_m=<!-- or | elevation_ft = -->|inscriptions=|elevation_footnotes=|nrhp=|designated=|added=|refnum=|footnotes=}} [[File:Taichung_Martyrs'_Shrine.JPG|thumb|Taichung Martyrs' Shrine gate]] The Taichung Martyr's Shrine is a [[Martyrs Shrine|martyrs' shrine]] in North District, [[Taichung]], [[Taiwan]]. It's dedicated to the heroes of the [[Taiwan|Republic of China]] who died for their country. == History == {{Infobox religious building|name=Taichu Jinja|religious_affiliation=Shinto|image=臺中神社_(第一代).jpg|deity=[[Ōkuninushi]] [[Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa]] [[Sukunabikona]]|consecration_year=1911}} Originally, the shrine was a Shinto shrine to pay tribute to Japanese heroes. When Taiwan was handed over from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the shrine was