Taipei 101
skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taipei 101 (simplified Chinese: 台北101; traditional Chinese: 臺北101) is a 101-floor building in Taipei, Taiwan. In 2004, it replaced the Willis Tower (which used to be called the Sears Tower) as the tallest completed building in the world.[9] However, in 2010, it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.[10]
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Taipei 101 | |
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台北101 | |
Former names | Taipei World Financial Center |
Record height | |
Tallest in the world from 2004 to 2009[I] | |
Preceded by | Petronas Towers |
Surpassed by | Burj Khalifa |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Skyscraper |
Architectural style | Postmodernism |
Address | No. 7, Section 5, Xinyi Road, Xinyi District |
Town or city | Xinyi District, Taipei |
Country | Taiwan |
Coordinates | 25°2′1″N 121°33′54″E |
Groundbreaking | 31 January 1999 (1999-01-31) |
Construction started | 31 July 1999 (1999-07-31) |
Topped-out | Mall: 13 June 2001 (2001-06-13) Tower: 1 July 2003 (2003-07-01) |
Completed | Mall: 14 November 2003 (2003-11-14) Tower: 31 December 2004 (2004-12-31) |
Cost | NT$58 billion USD1.895 billion |
Owner | Taipei Financial Center Corporation |
Landlord | Taipei City Government |
Height | |
Architectural | 509.2 m (1,671 ft) |
Tip | 509.2 m (1,671 ft) |
Roof | 449.2 m (1,474 ft) |
Top floor | 439.2 m (1,441 ft) |
Observatory | 449.2 m (1,474 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 101 |
Floor area | 412,500 m2 (4,440,100 sq ft)[1] |
Lifts/elevators | 61 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | C.Y. Lee & C.P. Wang |
Main contractor | KTRT Joint Venture[2][3] |
Awards and prizes | Existing Buildings, LEED Platinum O+M |
Website | |
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References | |
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Quick Facts Chinese, Literal meaning ...
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Chinese | 台北101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Literal meaning | "Tai[wan] North 101" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quick Facts Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese ...
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Traditional Chinese | 臺北國際金融中心 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 台北国际金融中心 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Taipei 101 holds records for:
- Ground to structural top: 509 m (1,671 ft). The record was formerly held by the Petronas Towers at 452 m (1,483 ft)
- Ground to roof: 449 m (1,474 ft). The record was formerly held by the Sears Tower at 442 m (1,451 ft)
- Ground to highest occupied floor: 439 m (1,441 ft). The record was formerly held by the Sears Tower
- Fastest elevator speed: 16.83 m/s (37.5 miles/hour or 60.4 km/h)
- Largest count-down clock on New Year's Eve
Taipei 101 does not hold the record for tallest building from ground to pinnacle. The Willis Tower has two television antennas on top of it, making its height from the ground to the top of the taller antenna 527 m (1,729 ft).