Dome of Light, Formosa Boulevard Station

捷運美麗島站 光之穹頂

A huge stained-glass ceiling over a metro concourse

Hours

Whenever the MRT is running

Tickets

Free (outside the fare gates)

Address

Under the Zhongshan–Zhongzheng crossroads; Red and Orange Line interchange

The whole ceiling above the ticket hall is covered in coloured glass, the work of Italian artist Narcissus Quagliata, telling a story of birth to death through water, earth, light and fire. It is underground, yet standing in the middle feels like stepping into a cathedral. At set times a short light-and-music show runs across the glass. The station is named after the 1979 Formosa Incident, a turning point in Taiwan's democracy movement.