Taipei 101

Taipei 101



Location: Taipei, Taiwan

Building Time: 2003-2004

Building Type: Commercial Office Tower, Skyscraper, Shopping Area

Building Materials: Concrete and steel mega frame, glass cladding

Currently worlds tallest building,

worlds largest tuned damper system.

At night the bright golden glow emanating from its pinnacle casts the entire tower in the role of a candle, or torch, upholding the ideals of liberty and enlightenment. Every week the lights on the main tower cycle through the seven colours of the spectrum:

o Monday = Red
o Tuesday = Orange
o Wednesday = Yellow
o Thursday = Green
o Friday = Blue
o Saturday = Indigo
o Sunday = Purple

My Current Info

Taipei 101 is a fairly new building that started construction in 1999 and was completed in 2004, it stretches up to 1,671 ft. (509 meters) and was designed by C. Y. Lee and Partners, the multi use steel-and-glass skyscraper echoes a traditional Chinese pagoda with its soaring podium base, eight tiers of eight stories (a number that is a homophone for prosperous growth in Chinese), and narrow pinnacle tower and spire.

A large metal spike caps the 101 floored structure, Taipei 101 was built in a way so it can withstand typhoons and earthquakes that have been striking Taiwan in recent years.

In September 1999 a powerful quake of magnitude hit the capital, killing more than 2,400 people and destroying or damaging over 50,000 buildings.
The architects behind the new Taipei 101 tower say it will easily ride out a quake of similar strength, or an even more powerful one.