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Taipei skyscraper deemed tallest: While we waxed poetic about their elevators, Taipei 101 was certified today as the world's tallest building. The 101-story skyscraper is 184 feet taller than the previous record-holder, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Taipei 101 also claims a hat trick for having the highest ...

Extreme Machines: World's Fastest Elevator: I was watching a great History Channel series on skyscrapers which included a sidebar on the elevators at one of the world's tallest buildings: Taipei 101. The 1667-ft., 101-story building has 67 elevator units, including two that service the 89th-floor observation deck and qualify as ...

About 18 months ago, we talked about the elevators at Taipei 101, the world's tallest building. They go 37 m.p.h. vertically, which is somewhat insane. Little did I know, Gadgetopia has a Taiwanese correspondent. Peter Shen went to the building, and took a video in the elevator as it went ...

I'm sure Deane will appreciate this site. TONS of cool images, like this one of Taipei 101. As usual, there's something for everyone on the internet: there's a meetup locator for skyscraper enthusiasts.

Dubai tower is now world s tallest : An unfinished skyscraper in Dubai has unofficially become the tallest building in the world. Developers of a 1,680-foot (512 meters) skyscraper still under construction in oil-rich Dubai has claimed that it has become the world s tallest building, surpassing Taiwan s Taipei 101 which has dominated ...

I m kind of a building / engineering / architecture groupie, and I m starting to learn how Dubai is Ground Zero these days for magnificent buildings. There s simply nothing they can t or won t build. The picture above is a rendering of the Burj Dubai, which is currently under construction. It s ...