Ketagalan Boulevard

Ketagalan Boulevard (Chinese: 凱達格蘭大道; pinyin: Kǎidágélán Dàdào) is an arterial road in Zhongzheng District in Taipei, Taiwan, between the Presidential Office Building and the East Gate (東門).

Back when there was a stern atmosphere in front of the Presidential Office Building, pedestrians had to pass by with their heads lowered.

When Chieh-shou Road was renamed Ketagalan Boulevard, the traffic signs banning motorcycles and bicycles on Ketagalan Boulevard and Chongqing South Road were removed,[1] reminiscent of "lifting martial law" (解嚴).

Ketagalan Boulevard and the area surrounding the Presidential Office Building and East Gate is a popular location for mass political rallies.

In the wake of the renaming of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall to National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall (Chinese: 國立臺灣民主紀念館) by the DPP administration, Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-pin proposed to rename the section of Ketagalan Boulevard between the Presidential Office Building and Kungyuan Road "Anticorruption Democracy Square" (反貪腐民主廣場) after the 2006 protests.

A view of Ketagalan Boulevard from the Presidential Office Building towards the East Gate (foreground): The prominent landmarks seen are the NTU Hospital (left), Taipei 101 (background), KMT former Headquarters (right), and ROC Foreign Ministry (far right). The route was lined with flags of the ROC and Kiribati during a state visit by President Anote Tong .
A view of Ketagalan Boulevard from the Gongyuan Road intersection towards the Presidential Office Building.