101 building

Taipei 101 building, located in Xinyi District of Taipei City, is the most prominent landmark in Taipei. From December 31, 2004 to January 4, 2010, it was "the tallest building in the world".

Taipei 101 building is divided into 101 floors above ground and 5 floors below ground. Among them, there are 5-storey shopping centers on B1-4 floors, viewing restaurants on 86-88 floors, indoor viewing floors on 89 floors and outdoor viewing platforms on 91 floors. The indoor viewing platform overlooks the whole of Taipei through French windows. When night falls, it becomes one of the best places to enjoy the night view of Taipei. There are also related souvenirs to buy on the viewing platform floor. If you want to send postcards, you can also choose to send them here. There are many kinds of postcards and stamps. You can drop the postcards directly into the mailbox after writing them.

The shopping center here has many boutique flagship stores, such as Bally, LV, Prada, Gucci, Cartier, Dior and Fendi. It is also a paradise of delicious food. On the restaurant floor, there are various delicacies, such as dingtaifeng, daiguanshanju food house, crystal spoon Thai cuisine, Jiuru Zhejiang cuisine, Sichuan Yunnan cuisine, etc.

Taipei 101 building

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101 building generally refers to Taipei 101 building

Taipei 101 building, formerly known as Taipei Financial Center, also known as Taipei 101 and Taibei financial building, is located in Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan Province, China. It is located in the center of financial and Trade Zone, Xinyi square in the East, Xinyi Park 21 in the north, Fuji Yanghang in the West and Xinyi Line of Taipei MRT in the south

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Taipei 101 building covers an area of 1.53 million square meters, including a 101 storey office tower, 6-storey commercial podium and 5-storey underground floor. Each 8-storey building is a structural unit, which is connected with each other and overlapped with each other. The building area is 398000 square meters

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In 2011, Taipei 101 building was certified as LEED platinum green building

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Evolution of construction

In January 1998, the construction of Taipei 101 building began.

In October 2003, the main building of Taipei 101 was completed; on November 14 of the same year, the shopping center of Taipei 101 was officially opened

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On December 31, 2004, Taipei 101 office building was officially opened

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On January 19, 2005, the viewing platform of Taipei 101 building was officially opened to the public

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Architectural pattern

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Taipei 101 building covers an area of 1.53 million square meters, with a construction area of 398000 square meters and a height of 508 meters. It includes 101 floors of office tower, 6 floors of commercial podium and 5 floors of underground floor. Each 8 floors is a structural unit, which is connected with each other and overlapped with each other to build a whole. The 101 floor, with an area of only 3.3 square meters, can only be reached by two elevators

 

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A 660 ton wind damper is installed on the 88th to 92nd floors of Taipei 101 building to reduce the building's swing

 

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Viewing platform

On the 89th floor of Taipei 101 building, there is an indoor viewing platform, photo service for commemorative certificates, voice guide counter, ice cream shop, souvenir shop, damper visiting area, etc.; on the 91th floor, there is an indoor viewing platform with seven 40 times binoculars set in each corner

 

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Office building

The office building of Taipei 101 adopts visitor card issuing system. There are 34 double-layer elevators in the building, which can change three different operation modes according to the number of passengers in different periods;

Full double deck operation: during rush hours such as commuting and lunch, the upper elevator stops at even floors and the lower elevator stops at odd floors;

Half double layer operation: generally used in non peak period, all floors can be stopped, the upper elevator stops at the next lower floor and the lower elevator stops at the next higher floor;

Single layer operation: suitable for idle time such as late at night. The upper elevator is shut down and the lower elevator stops at all floors.

On the 35th floor, there are smoking rooms, building management offices, etc.; on the 36th floor, there are international conference centers, etc.; on the 59th and 60th floors, there are building rental Offices, management headquarters - Taipei Financial Building Co., Ltd.; on the 84th floor, there are Fengyun meeting, a multi-functional activity venue

 

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Podium

The podium of Taipei 101 building is a shopping center with 6 floors above ground and 1 floor below ground. The first floor below ground is a life food plaza with life shops and local delicacies. The first floor is 101 Avenue with clothes, accessories and makeup maintenance. The second floor is a fashion avenue with an empty bridge connecting with the world trade center and New York shopping center. The third floor is a celebrity Avenue with a brand flagship store. The fourth floor is Metropolitan Plaza with a height of 40 meters Covering an area of 500 square meters, there are open-air coffee, European style, Thai style and Chinese cuisine restaurants; the fifth floor is the financial center; the sixth floor is the fitness center, with climbing wall, boxing ring and other equipment

 

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Architectural features

Taipei 101 building is mainly planned by Taipei Financial Building Co., Ltd. and designed by architects Li Zuyuan and Wang Chongping. The number 8 is used as the design unit, and each 8-storey building is a structural unit. The building surface is inclined 7 degrees, which is connected with each other and overlapped layer by layer to build a whole. The appearance is a multi-section structure, which achieves the effect of disaster prevention and wind prevention, and each 8-storey building forms a group of independent space, which makes the building more flexible In order to solve the wind field effect of air flow caused by high-rise buildings on the ground, the green planting area is used to separate, and the wall is made of transparent heat insulation curtain glass

 

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The foundation piles of Taipei 101 building are made up of 382 reinforced concrete columns and 8 reinforced columns. Tuned mass dampers are installed in the building to achieve the effect of earthquake resistance;

On special festivals, special characters or graphics will be displayed on the exterior wall with festival theme; the fireworks display device of Taipei 101 building will set off skyscraper style fireworks show with different Festival subjects

 

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Important events

From December 31 to January 1 of the next year, the Taipei 101 building holds new year's activities with fireworks as the theme

 

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Taipei 101 International climbing competition is held every year

 

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On December 31, 2004, the opening ceremony of Taipei 101 building was held

 

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On December 25, 2004, Alain Robert of France successfully completed the challenge of climbing Taipei 101

 

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On November 11, 2005, Mayday held a concert at the outdoor viewing platform on the 91st floor of Taipei 101 building

 

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On December 11, 2007, Austrian Baumgartner successfully parachuted from the observation platform on the 91st floor of Taipei 101 building

 

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Honors

In October 2004, Taipei 101 building was recognized as the highest building in the world, the highest use floor and the highest roof height in the world

 

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In 2005, the elevator of Taipei 101 building was listed as the fastest elevator in Guinness world record and the longest indoor elevator in the world

 

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In 2011, Taipei 101 building was certified as LEED platinum green building

 

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Value significance

Taipei 101 building, one of the important indicators of Taiwan's economic development, is one of the landmark buildings of Taipei city. Many multinational enterprises have entered the building, forming a business circle in Taipei's Xinyi District and driving the financial and trade development of Taipei

 

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Visit information

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Taipei 101 building is located at No.7, section 5, Xinyi Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan. It is adjacent to Xinyi square in the East, Xinyi 21 Park in the north, Fuji foreign company in the west, and Xinyi Line of Taipei MRT in the south.

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Taipei MRT Xinyi Line

Exit 4 of Taipei 101 world trade station is connected to the food street on the ground floor of Taipei 101; exit 2 of Bannan Line municipal government station is a 10 minute walk to Taipei 101.

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Take Taipei No. 207, 537, Xinyi trunk line and LAN 5 to the world trade center station, then you can get to Taipei 101 building.

Take Taipei No.1, 284, 292, 611, 650 to the world trade center station to Taipei 101 building.

Elevator configuration

There are two high-speed elevators in Taipei 101 building, which are designed by Lerch Bates and associates, an American elevator consulting company, and co manufactured by Toshiba of Japan and Chongyou of Taiwan Province of China. The maximum speed of the elevators can reach 16 meters per second, which is equivalent to 60 kilometers per hour. It takes only 39 seconds from the first floor to the 89th floor of the indoor viewing platform, and from the 5th floor to the 89th floor of the indoor viewing platform,

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