Deep foundations, structural flexibility and a giant steel orb that swings like a pendulum all help protect the 1667-foot-tall skyscraper from deadly...
9 months ago

A cookbook author revisits the city and its vibrant food scene decades after her first taste of it.
7 months ago

Taiwan's landmark, Taipei 101, was designed with pioneering structural engineering concepts that helped it escape major earthquakes and storms undamaged.
9 months ago

Taipei 101 has a device known as a tuned mass damper to blunt the skyscraper's sway — and calm the stomachs of its occupants — during earthquakes.
9 months ago

A special exhibition featuring Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani's historic 50th home run ball of 2024 kicks off on a landmark Taipei skyscraper's...
2 months ago

Situated on the observatory floor, this store offers an exclusive '101 Edition' of drinks, specially crafted for visitors from around the world.
11 months ago

Shohei Ohtani's infamous 50-50 home run ball will be presented proudly in the lobby of the Taipei 101 building from today until March 2, 2025.
2 months ago

Saturday, December 7th (17:00 – 21:00). English Networking Dinner at Taipei 101 in Taiwan! https://www.taipei-101.com.tw/en/. Doors open at 17:00 @ Space 88...
2 months ago

The Taipei 101 building uses an enormous tuned mass damper, or a 660-ton pendulum, to protect itself from earthquakes including the 7.4 one on Wednesday.
9 months ago

I'd like some help finding a poem, if any of you happen to know it. I read it when I was a teenager, and I forget who it was by — possibly Louise Gluck.
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