Taipei 101

Taipei 101 , which was inaugurated with Taiwan beginning 2004, was most Gratte-ciel world with 508m. It was exceeded on July 21st, 2007 by the Burj Dubai, become the highest construction of the world, culminating then with 512,10m and comprising 141 stages for a final height envisaged higher than 700m.

Defined by its originators like “a majestic turquoise blue bamboo”, the building was carried out by the grouping of architects C.Y. Lee & Partners Architects. The tower, able to shelter 12 000 people, culminates with 508 meters height and account 101 stages divided into eight sections of eight stages. It acquired its title of higher building of the world on October 9th, 2003, dates to which its height exceeded that of the Twin towers Petronas, the higher preceding ones of the world. It will preserve its title until the completion of the Burj Dubai at Dubai in 2008. It weighs 700 000 tons. What induces a pressure on its foundations equivalent to 4,7 bars.

Inter alia architectural curiosities “ feng shui ”, a steel ball of 660 tons was suspended on the 92e stage tower. It is equipped with an amplitude being able to go until 1,5 measure to deaden of 30 with 40 % movements of the building caused by strong winds due to the typhoons, a Earthquake or a collision with a light Aircraft. The installation of this ball and its room was treated such work of Design. In addition, the panes are twice more resistant than that of an ordinary building. A technique of different manufacture will have allowed this increase in resistance. The lack of place will have caused major problem with the team charged to build this tower. This is why the command center of the project temporarily settled in the immense basement.

Among its 34 elevators, some arrive at the 91e stage in 39 second S. At the time of an earthquake which has occurred during the building site, in 2002, two cranes fell of the 56e stage, killing five people including two crane drivers.

The construction of the tower will have cost 1,7 billion Euro S.

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