The height of Taipei 101 is 508 metres. That made it the highest building in the world when it was opened, now it still stands as number 2 after the Burj Khalifa (Dubai).
Other facts about Taipei 101:
Location Taipei, Taiwan
Start build: 1998
Opened: 2004
Use: cummunication, confrence-, fitnesss center, libery, observation, office, mall, restaurant
Floors: 101
Ground surface: 412.500 m²
Cost price: €2 miljard
Architect: C.Y. Lee & Partners
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The Height of the Sears tower (these days better known as “the Willis tower”) in Chicago is 527 meters, At the time of the build is was the highest building in the world.
Other facts about the Sears (Willis) tower
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Start build: 1970
Opening: 1974
Height: 527 Number of stories: 110
Ground surface: 416.000 m²
Cost to build: $ 186.000.000
Architect: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
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The height of the Burj Khalifa (when it was build it was called Burj Dubai and still most people call it like that) is 828 metres. That makes it by far the highest building in the world, it’s a whopping 300 metres higher than number 2 Taipei 101 (508m),in Taiwan.
More facts about the Burj Khalifa:
Location: Dubai, VAE
Start build: 21 september 2004
Date opened: 4 januari 2010
Main use: Living, office, hotel, mall etc.
Floors: 162
Ground surface: 517.240 m²
Costing price: US$ 1,5 miljard
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merril
The height of the Petronas Twin Towers is 452 metres (for both towers), without antenna’s they are 378 metres high. At the moment they were build and opened they where the highest office buildings in the world. Now after Taipei 101 ,508m, and Burj dubai (Burj Khalifa), 828m. But still they are the highest twin towers in the world!
More facts about the Petronas Twin Towers:
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Maleisia
Start build: 1992
Opened in 1998
Main use: Office building
Floors: 88
Ground surface: 341.760 m²
Architect: Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects
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