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This page attempts to record what is known about the history of the design known as The Holy Place. Please contact me if you know any of this information is incorrect or if you have any other information that should be added. Thank you.

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1914

Diagrams for this design appear in 'Zhe zhi tu shuo' (Illustrated Paperfolding), compiled by Gui Shaolie, which was published by the Commercial Press in Shanghai in Ming guo 3 (1914). It is titled 'Holy Place', which probably indicates that the design is being interpreted as a temple. Two different methods of arriving at the design are given.

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1914

Diagrams for The Memorial Arch, which is made by glueing two 'Holy Places' together, appear in 'Zhe zhi tu shuo' (Illustrated Paperfolding), compiled by Gui Shaolie, which was published by the Commercial Press in Shanghai in Ming guo 3 (1914). The top 'Holy Place' is folded in half. It must clearly also be altered to produce the two 'horns', although this alteration is not mentioned in the text.

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