An ideal site for a new legislatureBy Huang Wei-ping 黃惟冰According to media reports, Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) has expressed interest in promoting the relocation of the Legislative Yuan, with the Grand Hotel Taipei as the preferred site. However, with regard to site location, building structure and political significance, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (中正紀念堂) is clearly the superior option. Firstly, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is located beside an MRT station that serves as an interchange for the Red (Tamsui-Xinyi) and Green (Songshan-Xindian) lines. Compared with the current location of the Legislative Yuan, the added sense of distance could prove detrimental to shaping the new image of the legislature. Moreover, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall’s overtly authoritarian, cult of personality design is fundamentally out of step with a modern, democratic society.

Source: Taipei Times February 27, 2026 18:21 UTC