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Taipei World Financial Center
Traditional Chinese	臺北國際金融中心
Simplified Chinese	台北国际金融中心
Transcriptions
Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin	Táiběi Guójì Jīnróng Zhōngxīn
- Tongyong Pinyin	tái běi guó jì jin róng jhong sin
- Wade–Giles	T'ai2 Pei3 Kuo2 Chi4 Chin1 Jung2 Chung1 Hsin1
- Bopomofo	ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥㄒㄧㄣ
Min
- Hokkien POJ	Tâi-pak kok-chè kim-iông Tiong-sim
Cantonese (Yue)
- Jyutping	toi4bak1 gwok3zai3 gam1jung4 zung1sam1

Taipei 101
Taipei 101
台北101
	File:Tower of Taipei 101(cropped).jpg
Former names	Taipei World Financial Center
Record height
	Tallest in the world from 2004 to 2009
Preceded by	Petronas Towers
Surpassed by	Burj Khalifa
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Skyscraper
Architectural style	Postmodernism
Address	No. 7, Section 5, Xinyi Road, Xinyi District
Country	Taiwan
Coordinates	25°2′1″N 121°33′54″E / 25.03361°N 121.56500°ECoordinates: 25°2′1″N 121°33′54″E / 25.03361°N 121.56500°E
Groundbreaking	31 January 1999
Construction started	31 July 1999
Topped-out	Mall: 13 June 2001 Tower: 1 July 2003
Completed	Mall: 14 November 2003 Tower: 31 December 2004
Cost	NT$58 billion USD1.895 billion
Height
Roof	449.2 m (1,474 ft)
Top floor	439.2 m (1,441 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	101
Floor area	412,500 m2 (4,440,100 sq ft)
Elevators	61
Design and construction
Owner	Taipei Financial Center Corporation
Landlord	Taipei City Government
Main contractor	KTRT Joint Venture; Kumagai Gumi,; Taiwan Kumagai,; RSEA,; Ta-Yo-Wei; Samsung C&T;
Architect	C.Y. Lee & C.P. Wang
Awards and prizes	Existing Buildings, LEED Platinum O+M
Website
	www.taipei-101.com.tw
References

Taipei 101 (simplified Chinese: 台北101; traditional Chinese: 臺北101) is a 101-floor building in Taipei, Taiwan. In 2004, it replaced the Willis Tower (which used to be called the Sears Tower) as the tallest completed building in the world. However, in 2010, it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

Taipei 101 holds records for:

Ground to structural top: 509 m (1,671 ft). The record was formerly held by the Petronas Towers at 452 m (1,483 ft)
Ground to roof: 449 m (1,474 ft). The record was formerly held by the Sears Tower at 442 m (1,451 ft)
Ground to highest occupied floor: 439 m (1,441 ft). The record was formerly held by the Sears Tower
Fastest elevator speed: 16.83 m/s (37.5 miles/hour or 60.4 km/h)
Largest count-down clock on New Year's Eve