page_title: Taipei 101
hierarchical_section_title: Taipei 101
caption_attribution_description: English: Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan set new skyscraper records when it opened in 2004. (Alton Thompson, 2007) Bân-lâm-gú: Tī i 2004-nî khai-bōo liáu-āu, Tâi-uân Tâi-pak-tshī ê Tâi-pak-101 tshòng-hā tong-sî môo-thian tuā-lâu ê sin kì-lo̍k. 佇伊2004年開幕了後，台灣台北市的台北101創下當時摩天大樓的新記錄。
context_page_description: Taipei 101 is 101-floor building in Taipei, Republic of China. In 2004, it replaced the Willis Tower as the tallest completed building in the world. However, in 2010, it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
  Taipei 101 holds records for:
  Ground to structural top: 509 m. The record was formerly held by the Petronas Twin Towers at 452 m
  Ground to roof: 449 m. The record was formerly held by the Sears Tower at 442 m
  Ground to highest occupied floor: 439 m. The record was formerly held by the Sears Tower
  Fastest elevator speed: 16.83 m/s
  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.
context_section_description: Taipei 101 (Chinese: 臺北101) is 101-floor building in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). In 2004, it replaced the Willis Tower (which used to be called the Sears Tower) as the tallest completed building in the world. However, in 2010, it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
  Taipei 101 holds records for:
  Ground to structural top: 509 m (1,671 ft). The record was formerly held by the Petronas Twin Towers at 452 m (1,483 ft)
  Ground to roof: 449 m (1,474 ft). The record was formerly held by the Sears Tower at 442 m (1,451 ft)
  Ground to highest occupied floor: 439 m (1,441 ft). The record was formerly held by the Sears Tower
  Fastest elevator speed: 16.83 m/s (37.5 miles/hour or 60.4 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 ft).
caption: Taipei 101 Tower in August 2008
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