National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall completed in 1972 is designed by the famous architect in Taiwan, Mr. Wang Da-hung, and designated as the municipal historic building by Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government, on May 3, 2019. The major reason is that the hall is one of the representative public constructions after Taiwan’s restoration. The hall is designed by the important modernist architect in Taiwan, Wang Da-hung. The characteristics including the overall layout, surrounding corridor, cornice, and curved roof of the main entrance all shape the style combining modernism and Chinese traditional architectural spirit and make the hall the classical work in the development of the history of modern architecture in Taiwan. The building appearance and the overall landscape of the outdoor plaza have become the important visual image of the city space of Taipei City. Mr. Wang Da-hung said, “Dr. Sun Yat-sen is a revolutionary, so there must be some innovation for the building in memory of him. His behavior and life are characterized by plainness and simplicity, so the building should not be vulgar and gorgeous. Instead, it should be stately and friendly.”
The Chinese traditional architecture is the representative of the oriental architecture. After the Chinese architecture is modernized, it is found that many elements originate from the evolution and concept of calligraphy. The four angles of the building are curved upwardly. The design is transformed from the character “ren (people)” in calligraphy. The building of the hall combines the elements of “red bricks, yellow tiles, and green forest.” Besides, the architectural characteristics including the Tang-style streamlined yellow roof, the four curved roof angles extended to the sky, the upward cornice at the entrance, fair-faced brick wall covered with red steel bricks, the columns made with the chiseling technique, the special care for 135 degrees between the columns and beam corners, the simple bench beside the columns of the surrounding corridors, the warm design of the beauty’s rails, the slender ratio of 1:4 between the width and height of the gate, solemnity and grandeur, and the color choice of dark red all manifest Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s personal traits of plainness, simplicity, and friendliness as well as the meaning of “fraternity,” the focus of his thinking.