Taipei 101 has 101 stories above ground and five underground. Upon its completion Taipei 101 claimed the official records for:
- Ground to highest architectural structure (spire): 509.2 metres (1,670.60 ft). Previously held by the Petronas Towers 452 m (1,483 ft).
- Ground to roof: 449.2 m (1,473.75 ft). Formerly held by the Sears Tower 442 m (1,450 ft).
- Ground to highest occupied floor: 439.2 m (1,440.94 ft). Formerly held by the Sears Tower 412.4 m (1,353 ft).
- Fastest ascending elevator speed: 16.83 m/s (55.22 ft/s) (60.6 km/h, 37.7 mi/h).
- Largest countdown clock: On display every New Year's Eve.
The record for greatest height from ground to pinnacle remained with the Sears Tower in Chicago (USA): 527 m (1,729 ft).
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It has got an indoor observatory on 89th floor and an open air observsation deck at 91st floor (access of which is subject to wind / weather conditions).
Observatory offers panaromic view of Taipei and it’s surroundings in 360 degree radius.
Here are some pictures of nearby buildings and surroundings as taken by me from the observatory.
In the middle of the circular observatory, there is a huge damper weighing 730 tons which is held at 88th floor and finishes at 89th floor. It prevents the vertical oscillation of the building during adverse conditions like storms, earthquakes etc.
Credits:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_skyscrapers
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