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Taipei skyscraper deemed tallest: While we waxed poetic about their elevators, Taipei 101 was certified today as the world's tallest building. The 101-story skyscraper is 184 feet taller than the previous record-holder, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Taipei 101 also claims a hat trick for having the highest ...
Deane | October 8, 2004 | in "Structures and Architecture"
Score: 91%
Extreme Machines: World's Fastest Elevator: I was watching a great History Channel series on skyscrapers which included a sidebar on the elevators at one of the world's tallest buildings: Taipei 101. The 1667-ft., 101-story building has 67 elevator units, including two that service the 89th-floor observation deck and qualify as ...
Deane | September 7, 2004 | in "Structures and Architecture"
Score: 88%
About 18 months ago, we talked about the elevators at Taipei 101, the world's tallest building. They go 37 m.p.h. vertically, which is somewhat insane. Little did I know, Gadgetopia has a Taiwanese correspondent. Peter Shen went to the building, and took a video in the elevator as it went ...
Deane | February 6, 2006 | in "Structures and Architecture"
See also: Taipei 101
Score: 74%
I'm sure Deane will appreciate this site. TONS of cool images, like this one of Taipei 101. As usual, there's something for everyone on the internet: there's a meetup locator for skyscraper enthusiasts.
dz | May 25, 2005 | in "Structures and Architecture"
Score: 70%
Dubai tower is now world s tallest : An unfinished skyscraper in Dubai has unofficially become the tallest building in the world. Developers of a 1,680-foot (512 meters) skyscraper still under construction in oil-rich Dubai has claimed that it has become the world s tallest building, surpassing Taiwan s Taipei 101 which has dominated ...
Deane | July 22, 2007 | in "Structures and Architecture"
See also: Taipei 101, Dubai, Burj Dubai
Score: 62%
I m kind of a building / engineering / architecture groupie, and I m starting to learn how Dubai is Ground Zero these days for magnificent buildings. There s simply nothing they can t or won t build. The picture above is a rendering of the Burj Dubai, which is currently under construction. It s ...
Deane | April 1, 2005 | in "Structures and Architecture"
See also: Dubai