Taipei 101 Former names Taipei World Financial Center Tallest in the world from 2004 to 2009[I] Preceded by Petronas Towers Surpassed by Burj Khalifa Status Completed Type Skyscraper Architectural style Postmodernism Address No. 7, Section 5, Xinyi Road, Xinyi District Town or city Xinyi District, Taipei Country Taiwan Coordinates 25°2′1″N 121°33′54″E / 25.03361°N 121.56500°E / 25.03361; 121.56500 Groundbreaking 31 January 1999 (1999-01-31 ) Construction started 31 July 1999 (1999-07-31 ) Topped-out Mall: 13 June 2001 (2001-06-13 )
Tower: 1 July 2003 (2003-07-01 ) Completed Mall: 14 November 2003 (2003-11-14 )
Tower: 31 December 2004 (2004-12-31 ) Cost NT$ 58 billion USD 1.895 billionOwner Taipei Financial Center Corporation Landlord Taipei City Government Architectural 509.2 m (1,671 ft) Tip 509.2 m (1,671 ft) Roof 449.2 m (1,474 ft) Top floor 429.2 m (1,408 ft) Observatory 449.2 m (1,474 ft) Floor count 101 Floor area 412,500 m2 (4,440,100 sq ft)[ 1] Lifts/elevators 61 Architect C.Y. Lee & C.P. Wang Main contractor KTRT Joint Venture[ 2] [ 3]
Awards and prizes Existing Buildings, LEED Platinum O+M www .taipei-101 .com .tw [ 7] [ 8]
Chinese 台北101 Literal meaning "Tai[wan] North 101"
Taipei 101 (simplified Chinese : 台北101 ; traditional Chinese : 臺北101 ) is a 101-floor building in Taipei , Taiwan . In 2004, it replaced the Willis Tower (which used to be called the Sears Tower) as the tallest completed building in the world.[ 9] However, in 2010, it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai .[ 10]
Taipei 101 holds records for:
Ground to structural top: 509 m (1,671 ft). The record was formerly held by the Petronas Towers at 452 m (1,483 ft)
Ground to roof: 449 m (1,474 ft). The record was formerly held by the Sears Tower at 442 m (1,451 ft)
Ground to highest occupied floor: 429 m (1,441 ft). The record was formerly held by the Sears Tower
Fastest elevator speed: 16.83 m/s (37.5 miles/hour or 60.4 km/h)
Largest count-down clock on New Year's Eve
Taipei 101 does not hold the record for tallest building from ground to pinnacle . The Willis Tower has two television antennas on top of it, making its height from the ground to the top of the taller antenna 527 m (1,729 ft).
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