Taipei 101
Taipei 101 is one of the world’s most famous skyscrapers, impressive not only for its grandiosity, but also for its original, unlike any other architectural solution. This magnificent high-rise building is located in Taipei, the capital of the unrecognized Republic of China, and got its name due to its location and the number of floors.
Video: Taipei 101
Contents- Highlights
- Construction and strength testing
- Interesting engineering ideas
Symbolism in building architecture - The internal structure of Taipei 101
- Interesting facts
The height of this skyscraper along with the spire is 509.2 meters. For four years starting in 2003, Taipei 101 remained the tallest building not only on the island of Taiwan, but on the entire planet.
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However, it is not only and not so much that makes the structure unique. The skyscraper is built in the heart of typhoons and hurricanes that originate in the South China Sea, and the Taiwan region itself is located in an area where an active tectonic fault runs. Earthquakes are frequent here. Even the very fact of large-scale construction in this place has become a real challenge to nature. In 2005, Discovery Channel called the building a “technical miracle”. After all, the construction used unique engineering solutions, which we will tell you about below. News Week Magazine in 2006 dubbed Taipei 101 “the new wonder of the world”. The spire, illuminated in yellow during the evening and night, makes the skyscraper look like a huge torch descending from the sky.
.Construction and durability tests
Interesting engineering ideas
The internal structure of Taipei 101
The first four floors house retail outlets. The 5th and 6th house a state-of-the-art fitness center. Offices, financial institutions are located on the next 77 floors. Restaurants – European, traditional Taiwanese and Japanese, as well as cafes and bars occupy 4 floors (from 85th to 88th).
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Interesting facts
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The building was initially designed as a 66-story building. Only ten months after the foundation stone was laid, the builders received a license to erect a 101-story structure. The project cost $1.7 billion dollars. When the skyscraper was put under the roof in July 2003, the new Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou, who also later became President of the Republic of China, took part in a ceremony marking the completion of the grandiose construction. He personally screwed in the golden bolt, which had a symbolic meaning. Strictly speaking, however, the construction was not yet complete. Only the spire of the building remained – the trifles of life, as we would say in our nation. The builders “overpowered” it after three months.
The celebration on the occasion of the skyscraper’s opening took place on December 31, 2003. In the concert on this historic occasion, Taiwan’s show business stars took part. The celebration ended with a grandiose fireworks display. Fireworks were launched from every tier, turning the skyscraper into a huge column of lights. The spectacle was truly amazing. And when welcoming the New Year, the world’s largest countdown clock is invariably turned on.
. Taipei 101 has attracted public attention many times. For example, in 2005, it was visited by former U.S. President Bill Clinton, despite the fact that the United States at the diplomatic level does not recognize the Republic of China (the island of Taiwan and a number of adjacent islands are de jure considered the territory of the PRC)..The skyscraper became even more famous when an unauthorized parachute jump was made from its roof. Also, Frenchman Alain Robert – the famous “Spider-Man” – climbed its facade. It took him twice as long as originally planned – four hours.
.Today, this magnificent building is the sixth tallest in the world and the fifth tallest in Asia. But that doesn’t make Taipei 101 any less grandiose or any less famous and popular.
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