Taipei 101 - the tallest building in the world

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[doug from upland]

Taipei 101 (link for photos - http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=100765 ) Location Street 8, Sung-Chih Road District Xinyi [Hsinyi]* City Taipei Country Taiwan

Technical Data Height (tip) * Height (struct.) 509 m 1,671 ft Height (roof) * Height (main roof) * Height (top floor) * Height (obs. floor) * Height (obs. deck) * Floors (OG) 101 Floors (UG) * Floor overview * Construction start * Construction end 2004 GFA * UFA * Height Floor-to-ceiling * Elevators * Escalators * Parking places *

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See Taipei 101 during its construction phase.

Random Facts* (more through Emporis Research) - The building will have the world's fastest elevators, traveling upwards at 1008 meters/minute (60.48 km/hour) and downwards at 610 m/min. (36.6 km/hour). The top speed are 34 percent faster than the current fastest, Yokohama Landmark Tower. - The Taiwan Stock Exchange will rent 7 floors in the building. - It is the first world's tallest building in the 21st century. - The shopping mall, Taipei 101 mall, officially opened in November 13th, 2003. - Exterior construction elevators and elevator shaft were fully disassembled in late February of 2004.

News - Observatory Opening of World's Tallest.. (2005-01-04) - "Spiderman" Climbs World's Tallest Bui.. (2005-01-04) - World's Tallest Building topped out (2003-10-10) - Construction resumes on Taipei Financi.. (2002-06-03) - New world's tallest temporarily on hol.. (2002-04-14) - 2 construction cranes fall during quak.. (2002-03-31) - Full height approved for Taipei Financ.. (2002-03-03)

Companies

developer Taipei Financial Center Corporation architect C.Y. Lee & Partners project management Turner Construction Company construction company Hong Kong Construction (Holdings) Ltd. construction company Kumagai Gumi Co. structural engineering Thornton-Tomasetti Engineers structural engineering Evergreen Consulting Engineering, Inc. facade designer Builders Federal (Hong Kong) Ltd. damper consultant Motioneering, Inc. elevator engineering Lerch, Bates & Associates, Inc. facade engineering Builders Federal (Hong Kong) Ltd. facade consultant ALT Cladding and Design fire protection Tyco International Ltd. wind surveyor Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc. elevator supplier GFC LTD elevator supplier

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KONE Corporation elevator supplier Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation (TELC) escalator supplier Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation (TELC) facade supplier Permasteelisa glass supplier Viracon steel supplier China Steel Structure Company, LTD real-estate agent Cushman & Wakefield Inc.

[doug from upland]

Sorry, but the pictures are not allowed to be captured. Check out the link. What an amazing structure.

[FreeAtlanta]

I wonder how many Chinese missiles are targeted for it?

[bobdsmith]

From looking at the photo I don't think I'll be awed by tall buildings until they grow at least 3 times taller.

[sonofatpatcher2]

Gad! That is one ulgy building...

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Not as ugly as the proposed Freedom Tower....

[mnehring]

That is one beautiful building Doug. It is especially amazing to see it in the second picture against the Tapei skyline.
Maybe we should re-think the Freedom Tower. Its time we reclaimed this title.

[billybudd]

Non-infringing image:

[southernnorthcarolina]

[thoughtomator]

Helen Thomas isn't as ugly as the proposed Dhimmitude Freedom Tower.

I hope Taiwan doesn't have any Muslims, or that'll be a hard building to rent out space in.

[joesnuffy]

Not to worry...

I don't think they terrorize any country until it bends over
backwards to accomodate them moving in and until it encourages them taking over...

[fat city]

Glad to see they had the foresight to top it with a dirigible dock. Looks kind of lonely on the skyline, though.

[mc5cents]

Also has the world's fastest elevator.

[Millee]

Even if I were paid a million a window, you wouldn't find me washing them! (Well...maybe I'd do the 1st two floors!);-)

[Leo Carpathian]

Biiiig target!

[D Rider]

Is it me, or does that thing look like someone flipping the bird?

[GunRunner]

I think going to the top and looking down would probably awe you.

[doug from upland]

Okay. Here is the largest ever envisioned --- over 13,000 feet. X-SEED 4000

[doug from upland]

ISTANBUL - THREE EMPIRES TOWER

[varon]

Looks like an airport flight control tower.

It also looks as out of place as would a Rolls Royce in the ghetto.

[doug from upland]

I hope not. Taiwan is our friend.