Taipei 101

Date Captured

April 21st, 2016 at 10:07 UTC

Camera

NIKON D3100

Lens

AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II

Aperture

ƒ / 11

Shutter Speed

1/500 sec

Focal Length

55.0 mm

ISO

200

Exposure Value

15.9 EV

Download

3600 × 2400

Taipei 101 was the tallest building in the world when it was completed in 2004. Designed by architect C.Y. Lee in a postmodern style, it abstracts the segmented form of a bamboo stalk adorned with traditional ruyi sceptres. Standing 508 meters tall, this 101 storey tower anchors the new business and shopping district in Xinyi, Taipei, and features Toshiba elevators that set a world speed record on completion and a tuned mass damper engineered to withstand both Pacific typhoons and major earthquakes.