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Height. Various sources, including the building's owners, give the height of Taipei 101 as 508 m (1,667 ft), roof height and top floor height as 448 m (1,470 ft) and 438 m (1,437 ft). This lower figure is derived by measuring from the top of a 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) platform at the base.
Taipei 101 officially became the world’s tallest in October 2003, when the final section of the spire was put into place. Of the many ways to define the world’s tallest, the building claims three categories: the tallest height to roof, tallest to structural top, and tallest occupied floor.
Taipei 101 stands 508 meters (1667 feet) tall, it's the first building on the planet that breaks half kilometer mark, and had been the tallest building in the world since 2004, until in 2009 when Burj Khalifa was built.
May 9, 2024 · Taipei 101, office building in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China). Designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners, a local architectural firm, the skyscraper has 101 stories and reaches a height, including the spire, of 1,667 feet (508 metres).
With a height of 1667 feet or 508 meters, Taipei 101 has the distinction of being the third tallest building in the world, and tallest outside the Middle East. Its spire adds to its height, and the total makes it higher than the Kuala Lumpur Petronas Twin Towers.
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building, including spires, but not including antennae, signage, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment.
Taipei 101 (simplified Chinese: 台北101; traditional Chinese: 臺北101) is a 101-floor building in Taipei, Taiwan. In 2004, it replaced the Willis Tower (which used to be called the Sears Tower) as the tallest completed building in the world. However, in 2010, it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Taipei 101 holds records for:
• Taipei 101, whose pinnacle reached full height on Oct. 9, 2003, is currently the official world's tallest building in the categories of highest structurally, highest roof, and highest occupied floor. The Sears Tower in Chicago holds the fourth category of overall height.
Taipei 101, also known as the Taipei Financial Center, is a landmark skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building ranked officially as the world's tallest from 2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010.
The Elevators. TOSHIBA gave the company to build the tallest building in the world the technology needed to incorporate the world’s fastest elevators to reach a speed of 1010 meters per minutes carrying 30 people from the plant 5 to 89 in less than 40 seconds.
