Taipei 101

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Is there not a thread or discussion about this incredible building?

Really?

Taipei 101 - World's Tallest

Standing outside the Taibei World Trade Centre, which is just next door to the new ever-so-tall building, I couldn’t help noticing the fault running all along the length of the sidewalk. I was living near there in Xinyi District when the 921 earthquake struck, and there was a whole lot of shaking going on. I don’t feel very confident about the geology in that locality. I know what an earthquake feels like on the 12th floor of a building, never mind the 101st. Even without Osama bin Laden and Chi…

Taipei 101 - World's Tallest (Part 2)

Um. I saw this little plastic wrap-like think dangling from one of the big Chinese coin ornaments on the side of the building closest to NY NY. Is it possible that they’ve decided to leave the plastic coatings on the building like many people do with chairs and door fixtures? Will it help protect the exterior of the building from corrosion and wear, and fingerprints? But then again it was night time so maybe it was just a floataway plastic bag or a worker’s hanky. Just curious.

Taipei 101 world's tallest no more

Well, there you have it. How long was the 101 the world’s tallest? Sure wasn’t a long stay at the top. Dubai boasts tallest building in the world [quote] AFP July 21, 2007 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Burj Dubai, a tower rising in the booming Gulf emirate, Saturday became the tallest building in the world at 512.1 meters (1,680 feet), developers said. Burj Dubai, or Dubai Tower, now surpasses Taiwan’s Taipei 101, which is 508 meters tall and has 141 storeys, more than any …

Best photo spot for Taipei 101

What’s the best location from which to photograph Taipei 101? It would be nice to have some interesting traditional foreground such as temples to provide a contrast with Taipei’s finest new erection. A “Google images” search didn’t come up with anything I’m after. Has anyone chanced upon a great view of Taipei 101 and care to share it? Cheers.

Taipei 101's construction documentary on Discovery Channel

Has anyone see Man Made Marvels - Taipei 101 on Discovery Channel Asia? It looks like it’s been playing repeatedly for a while but I only just saw it today. So, 101 is just 200metres from a dormant (cross fingers) fault line, and there are more frequent and bigger earthquakes happening since 101 has been pinned into the ground. They had the footage of the earthquake in Mar 2002 (?) that caused cranes on 101 to collapse and people to lose their lives. Scary, but as they said, it’s probably safer…

Taipei 101 climb

Bugger! Forgot about this and I think it’s next week, Saturday. Is anyone else doing it? Is it too late to get a ‘team forumosa’ together? I bet NT$100 they’ll accept a late registration with cash in hand. Who’s in? Who will give me money to do it? All the money goes to the Garden of Hope - a very worthwhile charity that helps distressed ladies. As I’ve devoted my life to making my sisters happy, , I can’t think of a better cause.

Taking the stairs at Taipei 101

Does anyone know if it is possible/allowed to take the stairs at any time to the observatory deck at Taipei 101? I know that Taipei 101 hosts an annual stair climbing race, but I am wondering if anyone can just take the stairs to the top anytime during the week. My nephew will be visiting next month and he has lost a lot of weight and has been given a clean bill of health by his doctor. He would like to take on the challenge of taking the stairs to the top of 101 instead of taking the express…

Restaurant at the top of Taipei 101?

Heard some mumble about that the top floor restaurants have opened at 101. Spend some time on the net but could not find anything on the subject. R there some here that can confirm and if so advice about the topic?

Taipei 101 Citizens Discount ~ Will Foreign Residents be Discriminated Against Yet Again!? ~ Update ~ Apparently Not!

Taipei 101 is reducing it’s entrance fee for the observation deck to NT$101 from Oct 10th until Dec 20th to try and get more revenue as it’s fallen off a cliff due to the reduction in Chinese tourists. Based on this article it appears only citizens will be able to avail of the discount and not all residents. Are we to be discriminated against again?!

Taipei 101 to become world's largest X-Mas tree?

Seriously. Now, if so, can we have the holiday back, please? Pretty please covered in maple syrup? [quote]A foreign-ventured local company has launched an ambitious campaign to market Taiwan to the world by turning its landmark Taipei 101 into the world’s biggest Christmas tree. “We want to make the whole world know about Taiwan, and Christmas is something that everybody cares about, whether one is Christian or not,” said Elias Ek, president of telemarketing company Enspyre. “Tapping into the …

How full is Taipei 101?

Does anyone know anything about this? How much of the building is standing empty? How much are they charging for rent? Is the company profitable yet? All I know is that the head honcho is in jail and there aren’t many lights on at night.