Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Pictures from the top!

Taipei 101 is the second tallest building in the world with the fastest elevator in the world!  It is a whopping 30 second ride from ground to 110 stories up!!  Whooooosh!  Luckily it is a pressurized cabin! 

The Taipei 101 is like the nose on the face of Taipei.  Unlike the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) in Chicago, which is surrounded by other tall buildings, the 101 stands alone!  You actually begin to think it isn't that tall, because the only thing to compare it to are the mountains in the distance. 


Bruce, looking for naked ladies. 
We could see Steve's office from here and although we waved, he could not spot us!!
This is part of the stabalizing system that offsets the sway due to wind!  Fascinating technology based on a pendulum. 

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