Taipei 101 is a skyscraper located at Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building contains 101 floors above ground and 5 floors underground. Its design reflects Chinese culture; both the building’s interior and exterior incorporate the Chinese pagoda form and the shape of bamboo flowers. The lucky number eight which means blooming or success is represented by the eight clearly at the exterior of the building.

Features

Taipei 101 is technologically advanced providing a center for business and recreation.

With a massive 60-foot spire Taipei 101 Tower is one of the tallest buildings in the world with 508 meters (1,667 feet) height.

Taipei Tower has 2,336,000 sq. ft. of office space, 796,000 sq. ft. of retail space, and 893,000 sq. ft. of parking space for more than 1,800 vehicles.

 
Challenges

It has world's remarkable elevators sweeping visitors from the fifth floor to the 89th-floor observatory in only 37 seconds. Each elevator has an aerodynamic body with state-of-the art emergency braking systems.

It is completely equipped with fiber-optic and satellite internet connections providing transfer speed up to a GB per second.