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{{Infobox building
|name               = Taipei 101
|native_name        = 台北101<ref>[http://www.taipei-101.com.tw/ Official website]</ref>
|image              = Taipei 101 at night.jpg
|caption            = Taipei 101 at night
|highest_prev       = [[Petronas Towers]]
|highest_next       = [[Burj Khalifa]]
|highest_start      = 2004
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* Fastest elevator speed: 16.83&nbsp;m/s (37.5 miles/hour or 60.4&nbsp;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 [[Sears 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&nbsp;ft).

== Taipei 101 affect Taipei economy ==
Taipei 101 is the recognized symbol 
inof Taipei city, it brings a lot of tourists every day. The location of Taipei 101 is at the southern end of the [[Xinyi District]], the newest area of Taipei city. Besides the tower, the base of the building houses includes a multi-level shopping mall, food court, various restaurants and stores , and an international grocery store. Every [[New Year's Eve]], Taipei 101 is host to an impressive fireworks display that attracts people from all over Taiwan and other neighboring countries like Japan and Singapore to the area.

== Taipei 101 Observatory Information ==
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89F is the Indoor Observatory, visitors can learn about the design process and construction of Taipei 101 and other similar large-scale building projects around the world, including a free audio tour in eleven languages, as well as high-powered field glasses, snacks, and professional photography service.

91F  is Outdoor Observatory, the outdoor observatory is accessible by stairs from the 89TH floor. From the outside, it's possible to view the spire at the 508
  -metre high apex, but tourists need to be careful ofor the strong winds.  Inside the building on the 91F is a small theatrer showcasing films about the building and the annual New Year fireworks display. 91F is only open on days with favorable weather conditions.

== Taipei 101 survive ways from earthquake and typhoons ==
Taipei 101 has some of the most modern safety security of anything ever built, requiring a challenging combination of strength and flexibility, which allow it to withstand winds up to 216 km/h (134 mph), and earthquakes of a magnitude of 9.0. It has higher safer ratings than Taiwan’s nuclear power plants.

The “double stairstep” design reduce the potentially dangerous oscillations caused by high winds by about 30-40%, allowing the structure to stand, even under the force of relentless typhoons. And by now, they’ve become a recognizable design element of the structure.⏎
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[[File:Taipei 101 Tuned Mass Damper 2010.jpg|thumb|Taipei 101tuned mass damper]]

== Works cited ==
Lee, C.Y. "Taipei 101, Taipei - SkyscraperPage.com." Taipei 101, Taipei - SkyscraperPage.com. Urban Retail Properties Company, n.d. Web. 26 May 2016.

Nomad, Snarky. "Why Taipei 101 Is the Coolest Skyscraper on the Planet."Snarky Nomad. N.p., 26 Dec. 2013. Web. 26 May 2016.
[[File:Xinyi District - from Taipei 101 Observatory.jpg|thumb|Taipei 101 Observatory View]]
"Taipei 101." Guide to Taipei.com. SGP Global, n.d. Web. 30 May 2016.
[[File:2010 07 22360 6973 Xinyi District, Taipei, Buildings, Taipei 101, Taiwan.JPG|thumb|Taipei 101 shopping mall]]

==References==
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==Other pages==
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*[[List of tallest buildings in the world]]
*[[List of tallest structures in the world]]

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