Height including spire508 m
8.2 trillionHelium atoms
20,940Quarters
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Taipei 101
Taiwan's bamboo-inspired supertall with a giant pendulum inside/Towers & Skyscrapers
Taipei 101 was the world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010. Its design is inspired by a bamboo stalk, with eight sections of eight floors each (eight being a lucky number in Chinese culture). Inside hangs a 660-tonne tuned mass damper -- the world's largest -- that sways to counteract typhoon winds. You can watch it move during storms, which is both reassuring and terrifying.
Measurements
Height to roof449 m
1,497Wine bottle heights
10,520Golf ball diameters
4.83Statue of Liberty heights
Estimated total mass700 million kg
769 millionBags of sugar
1.3 billionOlympic gold medals
2.5 billionBags of marshmallows
Including the 660-tonne tuned mass damper
Tuned mass damper mass660,000 kg
3.3 millionSmartphones
55Empty dump trucks
24.4 quintillionRed blood cell weights
5.5 m diameter sphere of welded steel plates
Total floor area412,500 m²
897IMAX screens
42.6 millionIndex cards
572,917Bath towels
Elevator speed16.8 m/s
15.3Waddling penguins
1.5City buses
240Box turtles
Was the world's fastest when built; reaches 89th floor in 37 seconds
Foundation pile depth80 m
94.1 billionGlucose molecules
46.2Yoga mat lengths
380 piles driven to bedrock