2006-11-23 21:39:39 · 14 answers · asked by tippanni 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Taipei 101 is the tallest building in the world.
Taipei 101, is a 101-floor landmark skyscraper located in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, Taiwan. Designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners and constructed by KTRT Joint Venture, it is the tallest building in the world by three of the four standards designated by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Its original name was Taipei Financial Centre, based on its official Chinese name: the Taipei International Financial Center. The building is the 2004 recipient of the Emporis Skyscraper Award.
The building holds the records for:
Ground to structural top: 509 m (1,671 ft)
Ground to roof: 449 m (1,474 ft).
Ground to highest occupied floor: 439 m (1,441 ft)-.
2006-11-23 23:15:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Taipei 101 in Taipei City, Taiwan has been #1-- the world's tallest building since 2004. It is 1,670 ft. tall.
Other tall buildings:
The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are #2. -->1,483 ft. tall.
The Sears Tower in Chicago is # 3--1,450 feet tall.
the Jin Mao Building in Shanghai, China is # 4--1,380 ft. tall.
...The Empire State Building in New York is 1,250 ft. tall (#5).
2006-11-24 05:50:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan is the tallest building.
2006-11-25 02:50:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tallest building- taipi 101 -508m(1666ft)
tallest hospital-143m
tallest resdential building-269m
tallest hotel-320.94m
tallest control tower-130m(425 feet)
tallest structure-(i won't tell 'coz sky is not the limit for it)OK i'll tell u-629 metre(2063ft)this is in North Dakota,USA it is the KVLY-TV tower
AMAzing!!!isn't it?!
Note:the world's tallest 4 building are to built in gurgaon by 2010!!!
2006-11-24 06:04:40 · answer #4 · answered by Triple H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Petronas Towers (1,483 ft [452 m]) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2006-11-24 05:43:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Petronas towers in KL, Malaysia
2006-11-25 10:07:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anuj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Petronas towers in KL, Malaysia
2006-11-24 06:31:46 · answer #7 · answered by xbond 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The radio tower in Japan
2006-11-24 09:07:05 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the Burj Dubai
located in the United Arab Emirates in Dubai City
Fer more info..
Use Google!
2006-11-24 05:41:01 · answer #9 · answered by ridzadi 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
empire state building
2006-11-24 05:52:12 · answer #10 · answered by deepti b 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋