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Taipei 101 is designed to withstand the typhoon winds and earthquake tremors common in its area of the Asia-Pacific. Planners aimed for a structure that could withstand gale winds of 60 m/s (197 ft/s, 216 km/h, 134 mph) and the strongest earthquakes likely to occur in a 2,500 year cycle.[
Taipei, Taiwan.
Architects C.Y. Lee & partners
As the name suggests, Taipei 101 consists of 101 stories.
Taipei 101 the world's tallest skyscraper was built by C.Y. Lee & Partners but this structure is primarily built by KTRT Joint Venture and Samsung Engineering and Construction.
Yes, the Taipei 101 does curve a bit, but it also moves along with the direction of the wind due to the gigantic steel ball, called a tuned mass damper, placed near the top of the building.
there are 3,000,000 elevators in taipei 101
C.P. Wang of C.Y. Lee and Partners
Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei 101 is a bulding. It does not travel. It might move, but it does not travel.
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The Taipei 101's construction started in 1999 and ended in 2004.