Sunday, September 13, 2009

Taipei 101

Taipei 101 is the tallest completed building in the world now (Sep-2009), standing at 509m. Soon (expected to be end 2009), Burj Dubai will be completed, which stands at an awesome 818m!




List of tallest buildings in the world (from http://uptowndowntownnyc.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/tallest-buildings.jpg)











View of Taipei from ground level


Me on the 89th floor, standing at 388m



Outdoor Observatory deck




Look at the thickness of these cables holding the Wind Damper


Wind Damper



The Wonders of Engineering








Shadow of Taipei 101


Milestones of the construction of Taipei 101


Listen to this walking guide while you are on the observatory deck. It comes in different languages. Very easy to operate, very informative! Nice!










The buildings got character hor?







A Singapore Artist, display his/her work there.













Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall

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