The Taipei 101 building has 101 stories above ground and five underground. The building holds the world records in 2004 for: ground to structural top [508-m (1,667-ft)] and fastest ascending elevator speed [16.83-m/s (37.5-miles/hr)]. The building's design is meant to symbolize the growth of bamboo, with each shoot unfolding from the one below. Our journey to Taipei 101 began with a ride on a high-speed train, a ride on the Metro, and a short walk.
Train station.
Metro coin; this is the first time I've seen re-usable coins for public transportation.
Geocaching in Taipei; it took some time but Ken finally located the cache.
The International Flora Exposition was occurring while in Taipei; I think that is a giant bulb creature.
Taipei 101.
Inside of the Taipei 101 building.
View from the observation deck.
The steel pendulum that serves as a tuned mass damper. The damper is suspended from the 92nd to the 88th floor and sways to offset movements in the building caused by strong gusts. Its sphere, the largest damper in the world, consists of 41 circular steel plates, each with a height of 125-mm (4.92-in) being welded together to form a 5.5-m (18-ft) diameter sphere.
View from the observation deck.
Ken next to the world's tallest Gemstone Coral (width: 131-cm (4.3-ft), height: 141-cm (4.6-ft)). This Gemstone Coral tree comes from 200-m (656-ft) below the Pacific Ocean, North-East of Taiwan. Gemstone Coral takes 10-years to grow 1-cm.
Status screen in the elevator.
Another geocache found in a park across the street from the Taipei 101 building.
Title: LOVE (2002) by Robert Indiana (USA).
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