This tall tower, located in Taipei's Xinyi District in Taiwan, stands 508 meters tall. The building was designed and constructed to withstand major earthquakes and the strong winds in the area.
With a height of nearly 510 meters, has a total of 106 plants, 5 of which are underground and are intended for parking garages and a shopping arcade. The The remaining 101 floors are built above ground level, which is why it is called Taipei 101.
This skyscraper is considered one of the safest in the world, the building is capable of withstand earthquakes of up to 7 on the Richter scale and from withstand the strong winds in the area. It also has emergency areas where people can take shelter in the event of a fire or if there is a risk of a terrorist attack.
This building It earned LEED-EBOM Platinum certification, thereby preventing the emission of nearly 3,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. Its elevators reach speeds of 1,010 meters per minute and are designed in such a way that they can move up and down while making as little noise as possible.
Its construction, which took about 5 years, began in 1999. This building is one of the tallest in the world.
