travel asia taiwan taipei taipei 101
ARCHITECT: C.Y. LEE & PARTNERS (2004)

Taipei 101, formerly known as the Taipei World financial Center, has 101 floors and was officially designated as the world tallest from 2004 to 2010.
Taipei 101 received a Platinum rating under the LEED certification in 2011 becoming the largest "green building" in the world.
It is designed to withstand typhoon winds and earthquake tremors common in the area.
Taipei 101 is very hard to photograph for many reasons... size, weather conditions, polution.
As unusual as the building is, I found that I was slightly under-impressed.
Perhaps if I had seen it on a clearer day and possibly visited the interior, my impressions would be different.

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TRAVEL: 2020


This location has earned an over-all three-and-a-half star (good+) rating from
Travel Fanatics Unlimited
***1/2


unless noted otherwise all images copyright d. holmes chamberlin jr architect llc

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Taipei 101 from Xinyi Plaza across the street, Taipei, Taiwan, 2020.



Ground level, Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan, 2020.



Top section, Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan, 2020.



Mid section, Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan, 2020.



Lower section with round elements, Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan, 2020.






copyright d. holmes chamberlin jr architect llc

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page last revised january 2020