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As of 2023, Taipei 101 is the tallest building in Taiwan and the eleventh tallest building in the world. [12] [13] The skyscraper celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2024. The building's high-speed elevators, manufactured by Toshiba of Japan, held the record for the fastest in the world at the time of completion.
First building in the world to reach 500 m (1,600 ft). Tallest building in Taiwan since 2004. [2] 2 85 Sky Tower (高雄85大樓) Kaohsiung: 378 m (1,240 ft) 85 1997 85th-tallest building in the world. 41st-tallest building in Asia and tallest in Kaohsiung. First building in Taiwan to reach 300 m (980 ft). [3] 3 Taipei Sky Tower ...
Τallest building in the world with fewer than 100 floors [23] 10 CITIC Tower: 527.7 1,731 109 (+ 8 below ground) Beijing: 2018 [24] 11 Taipei 101: 508.0 1,667 101 (+ 5 below ground) Taipei Taiwan: 2004 Tallest building in the world from 2004 till 2010; tallest building in Taiwan [25] 12 Shanghai World Financial Center: 492.0 1,614 101 (+ 3 ...
It is the second tallest building in Taipei (after Taipei 101) and the fourth tallest building in Taiwan (after Taipei 101, 85 Sky Tower and The Sky Taipei). [1] As of 2019, it is the 146th-tallest building in Asia and 248th-tallest building in the world. The building was constructed by Nan Shan Insurance , which gives it its name.
High within the tower, however, another technological innovation helps protect the 101-story skyscraper — a huge orb-like device known as a tuned mass damper.
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.
The building is currently the 188th tallest building in the world and 5th tallest in Taiwan. The building follows a Chinese pagoda style and has an octagonal base to be stable against high winds which are typical in Taiwan as it is prone to typhoons. During the buildings test phase, it was tested to pressures equivalent of wind speeds in excess ...
Towers C and D have a height of 177.57 m (582.6 ft) with 43 floors above ground. The shortest in the complex is Tower A, which rises 155.75 m (511.0 ft) with 40 floors above ground. [2] [3] As of 2020, Neo Sky Dome Tower B is the twelfth tallest building in Taiwan and the second tallest in New Taipei City (after Far Eastern Mega Tower). [1]