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The indoor observatory on the 89th floor
The observatory
on the 89th floor is the top attraction to TAIPEI 101. In order to enjoy
the view, you must enter through the ticket counter and the deck entrance
on the fifth floor of the shopping arcade. Two pressure-controlled elevators,
the fastest on Guinness World Records, transport passengers at the speed
of 1,010 meters per minute (equivalent to sixty miles per hour). The trip
to the 382.2-meter-height observation deck on the 89th floor takes just
37 seconds, and the ride can only be said super smooth. You can experiment
with a NT$50 coin by setting it standing on the elevator floor, which
would stay still during the ascending or descending trip.
Audio tour aids are available in Mandarin, Taiwanese, Japanese, Korean,
German, and Cantonese, and can be freely rented with the ticket stab.
The audio aid can take you though the four sides of the observation deck,
explaining the highlights of Taipei 's landscape. There are also seven
coin-operated high-power telescopes available to take clearer views.
The world's tallest ice cream shop is brought to you by BigTom Ice Creamery
in the observation deck. If photography is what you sought for, you can
either use your own camera or rent one at the service counter, and have
the photographs developed at the photo center. You can also ask the photo
center to take commemorate photos or buy yourself a certificate of ever
been to the TAIPEI 101 observation deck.
The
observation deck not only allows to the view to the outside landscape
but also to the world's largest building damper. There are total of three
dampers in TAIPEI 101' s body, and the largest one is 5.5 meters in diameter
and with the net weight of 660 metric tons. It was constructed from 41
layers of 12.5-centermeter-thick steel panels welded together, and came
a price tag of US$4,125,000.
The outdoor observatory on the 91st floor
The outdoor observatory opens to the public in September of 2005. Climbing
from the indoor deck on the 89th floor to the 91st floor, the anticipation
of the freedom of the outdoor awaits you.
Standing on the height of 392 meters high, and we were so close to the
sky, the sun, and the clouds. The winds were gushing. The security guard
on the deck told us that the views could be very different for different
time of the day, different time of season, and in different weathers.
It is really an experience to be standing there so high up and feel the
nature's elements.