Saturday, May 16, 2009

Taipei 101 ( 10 of 31)






This is Taipei 101...The world's tallest Building as it stands today.

I had thought of writing something else...when I received a comment on my blog...I changed my mind...and its always better to have a few thoughts under your belt when the weekend is round the corner...

Some basic facts about Taipei 101..

The building has 101 stories.
It is supposed to have the world's fastest elevators!(63km/hour)
It has an indoor observation deck on the 89th floor.

I feel privileged to have been there!

Current 5 tallest buildings in the world

Building, City, Country Floors Height Year
1. Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan 101 509 m 2004
2. Petronas Tower, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 88 452 m 1998
3. Sears Tower, Chicago, USA 110 442 m 1974
4. Jin Mao Building, Shanghai, China 88 421 m 1999
5. Two International Finance Centre, Hong Kong 88 415 m 2003

3 comments:

  1. Thank you...I should have used my brain and since I knew you once in Taipei I should have put the evidnce together...

    What an amazing building it is,,,incredible!

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  2. We got the Burj in Dubai. It has 164 stories. Supposed to be the tallest in the world.

    Nope still havent gone there yet. Tho officially opened in 2008, there is work happening even now. So waiting for the finish to happen soon.

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  3. Niall: Its an incredible building!
    Reflections: Thanks for the comment..I know will visit Dubai when Burj is finally open!

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