Tallest building in the world

 
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5 years ago
GRiT
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At present, Taipei 101 is the tallest building in the world. Well, depending on which critisism you look at.

The building holds the records for:

  • Ground to structural top: 508 m (1667 ft), a record formerly held by the Petronas Twin Towers at 452 m (1483ft).
  • Ground to roof: 448 m (1470 ft). Formerly held by the Sears Tower (442 m = 1454ft)
  • Ground to highest occupied floor: 438 m (1437 ft). Formerly held by the Sears Tower.
  • Elevator speed: 1010 meters/min

It does not hold the record for

  • Ground to pinnacle, which is held by the Sears Tower 529m (1703ft).

We go there pretty often but usually to the mall that occupies a few of the bottom floors. Decided to go up to the observation deck a while back and forgot to put up some pics for you all. Not the greatest pics but here they are now ...


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5 years ago
Zero
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nice shots, man! That elevator is madness - how's the acceleration? evil
5 years ago
GRiT
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Don't really feel it Justin. It's so fukcing quick and besides that, the elevators have a pressure control system. It adjusts the atmospheric pressure inside the elevator by using suction and discharge blowers which prevents your ears from popping.
5 years ago
GRiT
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Talcum ... WTF ? looking
5 years ago
lkdj
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very nice pics mate thumbsup 
5 years ago
Zero
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Talcum ... WTF ? looking
it goes sideways and slantways and longways and backways and frontways and squareways and any other ways that you can think of. evil

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5 years ago
Captain
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Good stuff thumbsup

 

Who wants to jump first? evil

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5 years ago
Tom
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nice views!

Looking forward to seeing the tower in Dubai when they finish it - 800mlooking love http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6781

5 years ago
dB
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thats one colourful city at that height! thumbsup
5 years ago
The ORIGINAL "Amazing"
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what will the gouks thinks of next?

i hope the chinese destroy it thumbsup
5 years ago
Andy
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Very impressive. Almost looks like a plastic model on those pics
5 years ago
Downie
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yawn - Nice.

 

Great pics of that building. Would be shitting myself on the balcony of that!!

 

Downie

5 years ago
Bill
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I can just guess what Willy Wonka is thinking in that pic.

 

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5 years ago
Fat Spanner
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Cool pics Franz, looks like a nice city too thumbsup How you getting on over there fella.

Talcumtwat = eyesup
5 years ago
ben b
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I can just guess what Willy Wonka is thinking in that pic.

 

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looks like a wicked building franz- never heard of it before suprisingly
5 years ago
L - K - i
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Looks butt-ugly - but wouldnt mind a ride in the lift thumbsup

Is this the same building that was posted a few months back with the same fast elevator, or is this elevator better?
5 years ago
Fat Spanner
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In reply to

nice views!

Looking forward to seeing the tower in Dubai when they finish it - 800mlooking love http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6781

That is one damn fine looking building thumbsup
5 years ago
Fat Spanner
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Awesome pics Franz!
Jesus, where did you come from? looking

Good to see you around again fella
5 years ago
GRiT
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In reply to
Cool pics Franz, looks like a nice city too thumbsup How you getting on over there fella.

Nah, the city is pretty dull & gray ... at least 'till the sun goes down. Then the lights go on. Makes it so much more interesting.

Moved to a new place. Small as hell, but no more house mates biggrin thumbsup Making ready to mission home for a couple weeks next month and otherwise doing allright, thanks smile

In reply to
Looks butt-ugly - but wouldnt mind a ride in the lift thumbsup

Is this the same building that was posted a few months back with the same fast elevator, or is this elevator better?

It's like a giant dick ... Probably for a dick measuring contest with China laughing The locals have many ideas on what the design means. One was that it looks like a bunch of take-away food holders stashed on top of each other munted But I agree ... It's not pretty. And no, I don't think it's the same one that was posted a while back but these elevators (made by Toshiba) and are the world's fastest at the moment.

Cheers to all who mentioned they liked the pics smile

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5 years ago
Biggie
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now im sure il be told im a twat but how high would you have to goto see the curvature of the earth?
5 years ago
Rick >_<
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another terrorist target eyesup
5 years ago
Bill
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another terrorist target eyesup

We're all at risk nowadays. ALWAYS WEAR PROTECTION.

 

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