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Taipei 101 has been the world's tallest building since 2004.*
Preceded by Petronas Twin Towers
Information
Location Taipei, Taiwan
Status Complete
Constructed 1999-2004
Height
Antenna/Spire 509.2 m (1,670.60 ft)
Roof 449.2 m (1,473.75 ft)
Top floor 439.2 m (1,440.94 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 101
Floor area 412,500 m² (4,440,100 sq ft)
Elevator count 61, including double-deck shuttles and 2 high speed observatory elevators)
Cost NT$58,000 million (US$1,760 million)[1]
Companies
Architect C.Y. Lee
Contractor KTRT Joint Venture, Samsung Engineering & Construction
Owner Taipei Financial Center Corp.
Management Urban Retail Properties Co.
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*Fully habitable, self-supported, from main entrance to highest structural or architectural top; see the list of tallest buildings in the world for other listings.
Taipei 101 (traditional Chinese: 臺北101 or 台北101; simplified Chinese: 台北101; pinyin: Táiběi Yīlíngyī; Wade-Giles: T'ai-pei I-ling-i) is a 101-floor landmark skyscraper located in Taipei, Taiwan. The building, designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners[2][3] and constructed from May 1995 to March 2005 primarily by the South Korean multinational Samsung Engineering & Construction[4] and supported by the KTRT Joint Venture[5], is one of the world's tallest completed skyscrapers. Taipei 101 received the Emporis Skyscraper Award in 2004. It has been hailed as one of the Seven New Wonders of the World (Newsweek magazine, 2006) and Seven Wonders of Engineering (Discovery Channel, 2005)[6].
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