Dome of Light - Formosa Boulevard MRT Station Introduction
This station is a transfer station where the Taipei Metro Red Line and Orange Line intersect. It has a large station area with 11 exits. The station's architecture resembles a work of art, featuring four glass curtain wall steel structure platform buildings designed by Japanese architect Nobuhiro Takamatsu, symbolizing "prayer" to commemorate the events of the Kaohsiung Incident that occurred at this location. The public art installation inside the station, "Dome of Light," was completed over four and a half years by Italian artist Narcissus Quagliata. This glass art piece, created through a combination of glass, painting, and light, represents the birth, growth, glory, and destruction of the universe and was rated as the second most beautiful metro station in the world by the American travel website "BootsnAll." The Kaohsiung Incident, which took place on December 10, 1979 (also known as the Kaohsiung Incident or referred to by the government at the time as the Kaohsiung Incident of violent rebellion), was marked by a peaceful protest organized by the magazine "Formosa" on International Human Rights Day in Kaohsiung, led by figures such as Shih Ming-teh, Lin Yi-hsiung, Lü Hsiu-lien, Chen Chu, Hsu Hsin-liang, and Huang Hsin-chieh, who advocated for human rights in Taiwan, leading to the end of authoritarian rule, the lifting of the party ban, the lifting of martial law, and the opening of free speech, media, and the full re-election of the Legislative Yuan.
