Taipei 101

Taipei 101 is the tallest building in the world, with a height of 508 meters and a total of 101 floors. The building stands on a site area of 30,278 square meters.

Taipei 101 as a building comprises an office tower, a shopping mall and an observatory. The observatory is located on the 89th floor. The construction of the building completed on October 17, 2003. It was opened to the public on December 31, 2004.

Taipei 101 is located on Shifu Road in Taipei City's Hsinyi District. Visitors can take the Bannan Line of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) network and get off at the Taipei City Hall Station, then take a bus at the station's No. 2 exit.

Here are some interesting articles to read:

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• Taiwan joins exclusive tall-buildings club (December 23, 2005)
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