7 Xinyi Road Section 5, Taipei, Taiwan
Daily: 9.00am - 10.00pm
Classified as the world's tallest building in 2004 till the completion of Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2010, Taipei 101 is a skyscraper landmark in Xinyi District of the capital city of Taiwan. It stands at 509.2 m with a total of 106 floors, five of which are basement levels.
Even though it was drizzling, I walked all the way to the building from
Rilakkuma Café with my BFF.
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| FYI, there are many bus routes originating from and terminating at Taipei City Hall. |
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| I see Taipei 101 and Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall painted on the bull sculpture. |
We made our way to the fifth floor where the entrance to the observatory is located.
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| High-end shops abound! |
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| Seeing that instantly reminded me of the rainbow flag. Haha... :P |
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| Well, there's a rainbow indeed in the drawing on the wall near the entrance. |
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| Souvenirs, anyone? |
Instead of queueing at the counter, we purchased our tickets from one of the ticketing machines using my credit card. An adult ticket costs
NT$600.00 (~S$27.05).
We had a bit of time to look around before taking the elevator up to the observatory.
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| Monkey God, or rather, Damper Baby God! xD |
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| You can see when some of the world's renowned celebrities visited Taipei 101. |
Let's go up, shall we? You'll reach the observatory on the 88th floor in 45 seconds.
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| It used to be the world's fastest elevator with a maximum speed of 1,010 m/min from 2004 to 2015. |
Welcome to the 88th floor!
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| Are you interested in a VR experience? |
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| "Ice cream? Moo~" |
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| My first shot with the black damper baby! |
As it was still drizzling, the view wasn't particularly nice due to the fog.
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| Silent Hill? =X |
Thankfully, the sky gradually cleared up.
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| I believe the one with a helipad is the city hall building. |
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| I haven't been to Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall before. |
There's an interactive panel for you to locate the various landmarks.
There's an interesting corner with mirrors above and below you.
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| I suppose not only ladies but also guys with short shorts need to beware. |
Don't forget to check out the world's largest and heaviest wind damper with a diameter close to 5.5 m and a weight of 660 tonnes.
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| Which one is your favourite? |
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| My second shot with the gold damper baby! |
It was a pity that the outdoor observatory on the 91st floor was closed that afternoon.
You'll pass through a coral exhibition by Chii Lih Coral before reaching the elevator to go down to the fifth floor.
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| The world's tallest gemstone coral is 141 cm tall and 131 cm wide, excluding the wooden stand. |
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| Imagine how much you need to pay for damaging it. |
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| Did you know that a gemstone coral takes ten years to grow by 1 cm? |
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| The almighty dragon~ |
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| Such a lovely jade green colour~ |
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| Awwwwww, pandas! <3 |
If you feel like splurging, there are lots of precious items for you to choose from.
Thank you for the experience!
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| I suppose they've set the maximum speed to 600 instead of 1,010 m/min for normal usage. |
Before I forget, do find a rubber stamp near the souvenir shop on the 88th floor if you're interested.
Do note that the regulation states that visitors aren't allowed to wear slippers to the observatory.
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