Taiwan holds ritual for quake's tilting symbol

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 06, 2024 12:46 am

HUALIEN, Taiwan: Fruit, flowers and incense paper were arranged on a table Friday as authorities prepared a ceremony before demolishing a dangerously leaning building that has become a symbol of Taiwan's biggest quake in 25 years.

The glass-fronted Uranus building, located in Hualien, the city nearest the quake's epicenter, is a 10-story mix of shops and apartments that has stood for nearly 40 years.

FAREWELL Heavy equipment is used to demolish the tilting Uranus building in Hualien on Friday, April 5, 2024. AFP Photo

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