Under Japanese rule, the colonial government applied elements of urban planning from the West to places like Chiencheng Circle. Based on classical Baroque form and design, it was not much different from other early traffic circles, such as the ones at Hsimen and Tungmen, in terms of the background in which they were created.
建成圓環係日人統治時，移植歐美城市規劃的範型，仿巴洛克古典形式、圖案規劃設計下的產物，其形成背景與西門、東門等早期的圓環並無太大的差異。