How Taipei 101 Resists Earthquakes: The Role of Its Giant Steel Sphere.

Taipei 101 is a supertall skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan's Xinyi District. It stands 508 meters tall and has 101 storeys above ground and 5 levels below ground.
Taipei 101 was built to highlight Taiwan's growing prosperity on the global stage at the beginning of the twenty-first century, and it was meant to represent technological evolution fused with Asian traditions. The structure incorporates many pan-Chinese and Asian elements, as well as a postmodern architectural style.
The tower is intended to rise from its base in a series of eight-story modules, each flared outward to resemble traditional Chinese pagodas. The top is capped by a smaller tower which forms a pinnacle.
The building incorporates double-deck elevators built by the Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation. These elevators set a new record for fastest ascending speeds in 2004, reaching 60.6 km/h (37.7 mph) or 16.83 m per second.
Let’s explore what makes Taipei 101 so special.
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Frankly to say, Taipei 101 literally is the most grand and beautiful building I ever seen. Full of historic and technical element . Awesome!

[@heman3141]

God bless a free and independent Taiwan!

[@MrDiwani100]

I am here after 3Apr24 Eathquake. Well done architects and the builders of Taipei 101.

[@kent-oveprestberg3578]

Imo the most beautiful skyscraper in the world.

[@Mazigaro]

One of for me

[@AnixCo1990]

The Empire State and Chrysler buildings look better.

[@JayYang0327]

@@AnixCo1990I would say they are beautiful in their own ways. 101 is more elegant and unconventional. Empire State Building is breathtakingly large and simple to look at.

[@lawrence1135]

Most beautiful skyscrapers 1. Macau's Grand Lisboa 2. Taipei 101 3. ???

[@keymot1491]

This and Abraj Al-bait are the most luxurious and gorgeous skyscraper in the world

[@srijankundu2956]

as a civil engineering student it is very important to know how structural damping work.. it is the best example of passive tuned mass damper

[@WenZ-c7n]

What a straightforward yet efficient solution for the damping system

[@mynameisterry]

im so proud to be taiwanese

[@TheInfernalwing]

you should be. your heritage since the arrival of sun yat sen and the development of chiang kai shek is an amazing part of not Taiwan history. Imagine a country not part of the ASEAN but thriving more than other countries.

[@johnkillmoba3718]

You are also chinese

[@LOLmusics]

This sphere thing is huuuge ! I just seen it 2 days ago!

[@xjp910416]

Taipei 101 and the Eiffel Tower are the most beautiful artificial buildings I have ever seen.

[@alias7goldenletters]

this is a very sexy building.

[@Arlo-s6f]

...and this, to me, being a native to California is the engineering envy of the model world, ingenious in its simplicity and efficaciousness

[@yuvan600]

Burj Khalifa and Taipei 101 Are the Two Titan Towers OF Asia

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Great!!!

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Nice i learn more about taipei 101 ❤❤❤❤

[@alanr4845]

4 million dollars sounds like a steal

[@ゲリン]

Im confused.... how are other countries still stupid enough to not recreate the hell out of this magnificent and grand building. Why are our dampers electric that fail in winds... why are our elevators taking 3 business days to get to the top. This is truly marvelous its beautiful. Gifted are the brains behind this.

[@TheInfernalwing]

your answer is in the video.. it costs a lot. The damper used in Taipei 101 can cost an amount enough to build another building. maybe 2 or more buildings in some 3rd world country.

[@Arlo-s6f]

Cordell, Arlo Cordell 是哪一年？

[@peterhenrikpoulsen2026]

I AM. From DENMARK. COPENHAGEN.

[@rdbjrseattle]

It also dampens seismic/ earthquake motion.

[@Arlo-s6f]

Hi Kyle Chen! Extraño su

[@WinginWolf]

Heheh, modern architecture: Taipei 101. Modern art: | o | o | o |

[@colin2420]

It did it again !

[@kenny0626]

Who’s also watching this after a earthquake actually happened 😂

[@beefcake0354]

1:57 been there a couple weeks ago and they said it was 660 tons 🙄🙄

[@colin2420]

Who else is here cuz the earthquake 😅

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🖐️

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four phasers and 3 phasers.

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Engineering team taiping sultanate of perak

[@Ducati368]

The appearance cannot fight KL Twin Tower and 118 Tower

[@shardfilterbox]

It's like when I order chinese food 🤣

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Is not China is the Taiwan

[@TheInfernalwing]

No, Taiwan is Taiwan. They are not chinese and be careful of calling them chinese, they dont like it.

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[@elfietube]

This has got to be one of the ugliest skyscrapers in the world. It does not look like a pagoda because each section of the roof does not shed water like the pagoda roof should but rather each section is designed upside down and retains water. To the untrained eyes, the ornamentation is superficial, almost Po-Mod like and takes away the simplicity of the design. The engineered damper system is probably the only special element of the building.