The world’s fastest skyscraper elevator is in the 509-metre high Taipei 101 building in Taiwan, shown here welcoming in the New Year 2013 SAM YEH / AFP/GETTY IMAGES By Curtis Rush Staff Reporter ...

In Taiwan, Taipei 101 must stand up to earthquakes and typhoons. Every eight floors the building was installed with supporting steel 'outrigger trusses' running from the building's core to its ...

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.

Known as Taipei 101, the 508m-high building, which some liken to a giant bamboo shoot of glass and steel, is named after its number of floors. The structure boasts some of the world's fastest ...

Structural support Designed by Taiwanese firm C.Y. Lee & Partners, Taipei 101 was the world’s tallest building from 2004 until 2007, when it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

Taipei 101, also known as the Taipei Financial Center, is a 509-m, 101-story landmark skyscraper located in Xinyi District of Taipei. Upon completion in 2004, the mega building had been the ...