Dome of Light - O5R10 Formosa Boulevard Station Introduction
This station is a transfer station where the Taipei Metro Red Line and Orange Line intersect, with a large station area that has 11 exits. The architecture of the station both inside and out resembles a work of art. The four glass curtain wall steel structure platform buildings were designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, symbolizing "prayer" in memory of the events of the Kaohsiung Incident that took place here. The public art installation "Dome of Light" inside the station, completed by Italian artist Narcissus Quagliata over a period of four and a half years, is a glass artwork combining glass, painting, and light, representing the birth, growth, glory, and destruction of the universe. It has been ranked as the second most beautiful metro station in the world by the American travel website BootsnAll. The Kaohsiung Incident, which occurred on December 10, 1979 (also known as the Formosa Incident, or labeled by the government at that time as the Kaohsiung Riot), involved a peaceful demonstration held in Kaohsiung to commemorate Human Rights Day by the magazine Formosa, with leaders such as Shih Ming-teh, Lin Yi-hsiung, Annette Lu, Chen Shui-bian, Hsu Hsin-liang, and Huang Hsin-chieh advocating for human rights in Taiwan, which ultimately led to the lifting of martial law, the end of the ban on political parties, and the opening of freedom of speech, media, and a complete re-election of the legislature.
