Images of Taiwan: Taipei 101, Part 1

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Notes:

These photos were taken near Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall last November 23, 2007. My niece, Rona, her friend Jacqueline and I visited the Taipei 101 Mall and we went up to its observatory.

1. Taipei 101 is the tallest building in the world.

2. Address: No. 45, Shifu Rd., Xinyi, Taipei

3. Website: http://www.taipei101mall.com.tw/

4. Directions: Take MRT to Taipei City Hall Station, then take Bus BL5, or 537 to Taipei World Center stop.

5. Information:

"The Taipei 101 building resembles a space shuttle blasting its way through the clouds. This skyscraper is an example of Chinese-style design featuring a bamboo-like motiff. Taipei 101 has innovatively combined the traditional and the modern, the fashionable with the classical." (Source: Department of Transportation, Taipei City Government)