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Taipei 101 is designed to withstand typhoon winds and earthquake tremors that are common in the area in the east of Taiwan. Evergreen Consulting Engineering, the structural engineer, designed Taipei 101 to withstand gale winds of 60 meters per second (197 ft/s), (216 km/h or 134 mph), as well as the strongest earthquakes in a 2,500-year cycle. [50]
The Taipei Financial Center Corporation (Chinese: 臺北金融大樓公司; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnróng Dàlóu Gōngsī) is a Taiwanese company notable for its ownership of Taipei 101. [1] Lendlease was the company's retail consultant in 2003. [2] Ting Hsin International Group was its biggest shareholder, with a 37% stake, in 2010. [3]
The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE; Chinese: 臺灣證券交易所) is a financial institution, located in Taipei 101, in Taipei, Taiwan. The TWSE was established in 1961 and began operating as a stock exchange on 9 February 1962. It is regulated by the Financial Supervisory Commission.
The quoted price was $840 million, with $825 million held in a mortgage. ... Taipei 101 in Taiwan claimed the record in three of the four categories in 2004 ...
The first building to surpass 150 metres (492 ft) in Taipei was the Shin Kong Life Tower, which was completed in 1993 and is 244.8 m (803 ft) tall. Currently, the tallest building in Taipei is the 101–story Taipei 101, which rises 508 metres (1,667 ft) and was completed in 2004. Taipei 101 was the world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010.
Taipei 101/World Trade Center (Chinese: 台北101/世貿; pinyin: Táiběi Yīlíngyī/Shìmào) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. Near this station are Taipei 101, Taipei World Trade Center and Taipei International Convention Center. It is part of the city center of the capital Taipei. [3] The station number is R03.
Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, was the world's tallest building from 2003 to 2009; it is now 10th in Asia. International Commerce Centreo in Hong Kong , is the 12th tallest building in Asia. Wuhan Greenland Center in Wuhan , China , is the 13th tallest building in Asia.
The opening of Taipei 101's mall in 2003 was expected to affect the revenues of Core Pacific's tenants, although less severely than at other malls due to Core Pacific's lower price points. [5] In 2004, the mall's management company was cited by Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission for unfair trade practices relating to a gift certificate promotion ...