Taipei 101, formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a 508 meter, 101 story skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan, owned by the Taipei Financial Center Corporation. It was officially the world's tallest building from its opening on December 31, 2004, until it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in 2009, and as of 2026 it remains the tallest building in Taiwan and the eleventh tallest in the world.
Facts
Year Created Architectural StylePostmodern and Neo-futurist 1 Structural SystemSteel outrigger-truss system connecting core columns to exterior columns, with a tuned mass damper 1 Building Type Commissioned ByTaipei Financial Center Corporation 1 Floor Area (sqm)Sourced to the subject's own account Height (metres) Storey Count Current UseOffices, restaurants, shops, and indoor and outdoor observatories 1 Connections
In Form
Skyscraper in Taipei with a pagoda-inspired segmented design.
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Source Taipei 101 (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2Quote, Lead sentence 1
Taipei 101 (Chinese: 台北101; pinyin: Táiběi Yīlíngyī; stylized in all caps), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a 508-meter (1,667 ft), 101-story skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan.
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1. Taipei 101 (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section
Taipei 101 (Chinese: 台北101; pinyin: Táiběi Yīlíngyī; stylized in all caps), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a 508-meter (1,667 ft), 101-story skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan.
Lead section, paragraph 3
The tower houses offices, restaurants, shops, and indoor and outdoor observatories.
History, Planning section
The Taipei Financial Center Corporation, a team led by several Taiwan banks and insurance companies, won the rights to lease the site for 70 years and develop a building, placing the winning bid of NT$20,688,890,000 for the Build Operate Transfer agreement with the city government.
Structural design section
outrigger trusses, located at eight-floor intervals, connect the columns in the building's core to those on the exterior.
Lead section, paragraph 3, architectural-style sentence
Taipei 101's postmodernist and neo-futurist architectural style evokes traditional Asian aesthetics in a modern structure employing industrial materials.
Lead section, paragraph 1, tallest-building sentence
It was officially classified as the world's tallest building from its opening on 31 December 2004, until it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in 2009.
Lead section
Taipei 101 (Chinese: 台北101; pinyin: Táiběi Yīlíngyī; stylized in all caps), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a 508-meter (1,667 ft), 101-story skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. It is owned by the Taipei Financial Center Corporation.
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Taipei 101 (Chinese: 台北101; pinyin: Táiběi Yīlíngyī; stylized in all caps), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a 508-meter (1,667 ft), 101-story skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Wikimedia FoundationWikidata floor area (P2046) statement (EntityId 310504): 412500.0 sqmQuote, Wikidata floor area (P2046) statement (EntityId 310504): 412500.0 sqm
Wikidata item Q83101, property P2046 (area): converted to 412500.0 square metres (preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated, building's own item).
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