Taipei 101 is 101-floor building located in Taipei, Republic of China(Taiwan). In 2004, it replaced the Willis Tower (which used to be called the Sears Tower) as the tallest completed building in the world.
Taipei 101 holds records for:
- Ground to structural top: 509 m (1,671 ft). The record was
formerly held by the Petronas
Twin Towers at 452 m (1,483 ft)
- Ground to roof: 449 m (1,474 ft). The record was formerly held
by the Sears Tower at 442 m (1,451 ft)
- Ground to highest occupied floor: 439 m (1,441 ft). The record
was formerly held by the Sears Tower
- Fastest elevator speed: 16.83 m/s (37.5 miles/hour or 60.4
km/h)
- Largest count-down clock on New Year's Eve
Taipei 101 does not hold the record for tallest building from
ground to pinnacle. The Sears Tower has two television antennas on
top of it, making its height from the ground to the top of the
taller antenna 527 m (1,729 ft).
Other
pages
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of tallest structures in the world