From the vantage point at the entrance near Rennai Rd, it’s truly satisfying to admire the symmetry of this palace-style memorial, built for the founder of modern China, Sun Yat-sen. The hall and its surrounding gardens occupy an entire city block. The cavernous interior serves as a cultural center, with regular exhibitions and a museum on the life of Dr. Sun. Don't forget to check out the theater – there are excellent performances staged here. The gardens are well used by picnickers, kite flyers, breakdancers and the early morning taichi crowd. The elaborate changing of the guards, with their extremely shiny boots, takes place every hour.
Though designed in a similar palace style as the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, this hall (finished earlier, in 1972) is largely considered a decent piece of architecture, blending modernity with tradition without a fetish for "classical" decorative features.
The main entrance is just to the east of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall MRT station on Zhongxiao E Rd, but there are gates to the grounds from all four sides.