2007-01-24 22:11:59 · 15 answers · asked by worldiy wise 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
TAIPEI 101 - WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING
Taipei 101, in the Hsinyi dist., Taipei, Taiwan; also known as the Taipei Financial Center. With 101 stories and reaching 1,666 ft (509 m) high, Taipei 101 became the world's tallest building when it was topped out in 2003, surpassing the Petronas Towers; (But another source says the actual height is 1672 ft high) construction, which began in 1999, was completed in 2004. Designed by C. Y. Lee & Partners, the multiuse steel-and-glass skyscraper echoes a traditional Chinese pagoda with its soaring podium base, eight tiers of eight stories (a number that is a homophone for prosperous growth in Chinese), and narrow pinnacle tower and spire. A 18-ft (5.5-m), 882-ton (800-metric-ton), ball-shaped damper located near the top counteracts swaying during earthquakes and typhoons.-
2007-01-25 01:41:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Taipei 101, in the Hsinyi dist., Taipei, Taiwan; also known as the Taipei Financial Center. With 101 stories and reaching 1,671 ft (509 m) high, Taipei 101 became the world's tallest building when it was topped out in 2003, surpassing the Petronas Towers; construction, which began in 1999, was completed in 2004. Designed by C. Y. Lee & Partners, the multiuse steel-and-glass skyscraper echoes a traditional Chinese pagoda with its soaring podium base, eight tiers of eight stories (a number that is a homophone for prosperous growth in Chinese), and narrow pinnacle tower and spire. A 18-ft (5.5-m), 882-ton (800-metric-ton), ball-shaped damper located near the top counteracts swaying during earthquakes and typhoons
2007-01-25 06:18:47 · answer #2 · answered by Kumail 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
In 2004 This was and still is the tallest standing building
Buildings name:
Taipei Financial Centre also named Taipei 101
City : Taipei, Taiwan
Stories : 101
Height : m 508 Ft 1,667
2007-01-27 23:25:29 · answer #3 · answered by Bluelady... 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though World Trade centre was the tallest building but now the TWIN TOWERS in Malaysia are the tallest.
2007-01-25 06:36:53 · answer #4 · answered by sana 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Taipei 101 But worlds newest tallest skyscraper is about to be completed 800m, located in UAE-Dubai called Burj Dubai
2007-01-25 06:45:03 · answer #5 · answered by Shari 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Taipei 101
2007-01-25 15:47:24 · answer #6 · answered by aquarianabhi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The worlds largest building is the twin towers in Malaysia.
2007-01-26 17:01:12 · answer #7 · answered by nick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alpha Tower in China I dont know of the world go to
www.tallestbuildingintheworld.com
www.tallestbuildingintheworld.com
2007-01-25 06:24:05 · answer #8 · answered by lax 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Petronas Towers. Kuala Lumpur.
2007-01-25 10:00:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Visit the web page below, and choose which of its entries matches your own definition of "building". It caters for everybody.
2007-01-25 06:22:13 · answer #10 · answered by bh8153 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋