Taipei 101
Bamboo-inspired supertall tower
Taipei 101 is a supertall skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan, that held the title of world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010.
The name refers to its 101 floors above ground.
Its distinctive design features eight stacked sections meant to evoke a bamboo stalk, a plant associated with strength and resilience in Chinese culture.
The building serves as an icon of Taiwan's economic development.
Tiered Asian temple tower
- bambooTall woody grass
- postmodernismSkepticism toward universal truths
- feng shuiChinese placement philosophy
- façadeFalse outward appearance
cladding · glazing · curtain wall · podium · atrium · spire · structural engineering · reinforced concrete
Over 300 meters high
- high-riseMultistory tall building
- office towerTall commercial building
- shopping mallLarge indoor retail center
- elevatorsVertical passenger conveyances
double-deck · Toshiba · foundation · steel · concrete · penthouse · antenna · spire
Elevated platform for sightseeing
- fireworksExplosive light displays
- New Year's EveAnnual December celebration night
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
iconic · symbol · tourism · destination · sightseeing · photography · panorama · viewpoint
Historical Taiwan name
- Republic of ChinaTaiwan's formal designation
- Taiwan StraitChannel separating contested territories
- MandarinHigh-ranking government official
- TaiwaneseOf the island republic
night markets · bubble tea · Sun Yat-sen · Chiang Kai-shek · Dragon Boat Festival · Lunar New Year · Mid-Autumn Festival · stinky tofu
pagoda
Tiered Asian temple tower
- bambooTall woody grass
- postmodernismSkepticism toward universal truths
- feng shuiChinese placement philosophy
façade · cladding · glazing · curtain wall · podium · atrium · spire · structural engineering · reinforced concrete · sustainability
supertall
Over 300 meters high
- high-riseMultistory tall building
- office towerTall commercial building
- shopping mallLarge indoor retail center
elevators · double-deck · Toshiba · foundation · steel · concrete · penthouse · antenna · spire · storey
observation deck
Elevated platform for sightseeing
- fireworksExplosive light displays
- New Year's EveAnnual December celebration night
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
skyline · iconic · symbol · tourism · destination · sightseeing · photography · panorama · viewpoint · cityscape
Formosa
Historical Taiwan name
- Republic of ChinaTaiwan's formal designation
- Taiwan StraitChannel separating contested territories
- MandarinHigh-ranking government official
Taiwanese · night markets · bubble tea · Sun Yat-sen · Chiang Kai-shek · Dragon Boat Festival · Lunar New Year · Mid-Autumn Festival · stinky tofu · beef noodle soup
Taipei 101underground bunker
Reinforced subterranean refuge
catacombs · pit · basement · hobbit hole · dugout
Taipei 101Stonehenge
Prehistoric megalithic circle
mud hut · thatched cottage · ancient ruins · Great Pyramid of Giza · Parthenon
Taipei 101Burj Khalifa
Dubai's 828-meter tower
Petronas Towers · Willis Tower · Empire State Building · One World Trade Center