Today in Taipei I went up to the top of the world’s tallest building, Taipei 101.
This pagoda-like structure is 509 meters high. That is about 5 1/2 football fields!
There are 101 floors. The observation tower is on the 89th floor (one floor higher than the Jin Mao tower in Shanghai!) The tower is build to resemble bamboo, in looks and in sturdiness. The tower will wave slightly in high wind, but there is huge ball suspended at that 88th floor that equalizes any movement. This ball will keep the tower standing even in the many earthquakes and tai phoons that Taiwan sustains every year.
From the observation tower you have a 360 degree view of Taipei. From here I can see that, indeed, Taipei does not have many tall buildings. There is a river that stretches through the western part of the city. There are some small green hills dotted with houses a stone’s throw from the tower.
The coolest part is that it takes 29 seconds for the elevator to rise those 89 floors to the observation deck! It takes the elevator at home 29 seconds just to decide where it is going!
A very impressive piece of architecture.
This pagoda-like structure is 509 meters high. That is about 5 1/2 football fields!
There are 101 floors. The observation tower is on the 89th floor (one floor higher than the Jin Mao tower in Shanghai!) The tower is build to resemble bamboo, in looks and in sturdiness. The tower will wave slightly in high wind, but there is huge ball suspended at that 88th floor that equalizes any movement. This ball will keep the tower standing even in the many earthquakes and tai phoons that Taiwan sustains every year.
From the observation tower you have a 360 degree view of Taipei. From here I can see that, indeed, Taipei does not have many tall buildings. There is a river that stretches through the western part of the city. There are some small green hills dotted with houses a stone’s throw from the tower.
The coolest part is that it takes 29 seconds for the elevator to rise those 89 floors to the observation deck! It takes the elevator at home 29 seconds just to decide where it is going!
A very impressive piece of architecture.
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