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Travel Info 1-petrona tower 2-sears tower 3-taipei one o one Travel Tips alright listen, PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS - world tallest twin tower TAIPEI 101 - world tallest tower (single) Others well correct me if I'm wrong but I think it was the sears who had the title first but was overtaken by the the petronas and now the title currently belongs to the taipei 101 first it was the sears, and then goes the petronas twin towers and then taipei 101...i think soooo.... Taipei 101 holds records for - Ground to structural top: 509 m (1,671 ft), a record formerly held by the Petronas Twin Towers at 452 m (1,483 ft) - Ground to roof: 449 m (1,474 ft). Formerly held by the Sears Tower 442 m (1,451 ft) - Ground to highest occupied floor: 439 m (1,441 ft). Formerly held by the Sears Tower - Fastest Ascending Elevator speed: 16.83 m/s (37.5 miles/hour or 60.4 km/h) It does not hold the record for the longest distance from ground to pinnacle, which is still held by the Sears Tower 527 m (1,729 ft). But the tallest free standing structure is still the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada at 553.33 meters (1,815 ft 5 in) tall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/taipei_101... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cn_tower... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sears_tower... 3-taipeh 101 It's Taipei101. Taipei 101 is a 101-floor landmark skyscraper located in Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China. Designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners and constructed by KTRT Joint Venture, it is currently the tallest skyscraper in the world in three of the four categories defined by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. The building is the 2004 recipient of the Emporis Skyscraper Award. Taipei 101 was named "Taipei 101" because the building is in Taipei and contains 101 floors. Taipei 101 has 101 stories above ground (hence the name) and five underground. Other countries have now laden their plans to beat the current record. On the rise right now are the following: A.Location : Shanghai China Height : 492 Meters Floors : 101 To Be Completed : 2007 B.Location : Guangzhou, Shanghai China Height : 514.8 Meters Floors : 131 To Be Completed : 2010 C.Location : WTC Manhattan NY Height : 541 Meters Floors : 69 To Be Completed : 2010 D.Location : Tokyo Japan Height : 600 Meters To Be Completed : 2007 E.Location : Dubai Height : 705 Meters Floors : 160 To Be Completed : 2008 F:Location : Shanghai China Height : 1228 Meters Floors : 300 To Be Completed : 2020 |
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