Taipei photos
Taipei 101
Taipei 101 is currently the tallest building in the world, measuring 508 metres (ground to structural top) over 101 floors (hence the name). The skyscraper's shape is like a square bamboo with four sides. Taipei 101 can withstand earthquakes (no damage was caused by a 6.8 earthquake in 2002).
Taipei 101 Shopping Complex
Some pictures of the shopping complex in the Taipei 101 complex. The newly designed and elegant interior hosts mostly expensive shops and stores selling branded goods. In the basement of the shopping complex there is a food court.
Taipei Chiang Kai Shek Memorial
The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall was inaugurated in 1980, five years after the death of the founder and first president of Taiwan, Chiang Kai Shek. The memorial consists of a huge open space with a white and blue mausoleum containing a bronze statue of Chiang Kai Shek, a big white and blue gate and two buildings, the National theatre and the National concert hall.
Taipei by night
Some evening and night views of Taipei. At night Taipei is illuminated by a multitude of coloured neon lights.
Taipei Miscellaneous photos 02
A selection of photos of Taipei, including photos of the national museum, the underground, the Sun Yat Sen memorial hall, a Chinese temple and the Grand Hotel in Yuanshan.
Taipei Miscellaneous photos 01
A selection of photos of Taipei, including photos of the national museum, the underground, the Sun Yat Sen memorial hall, a Chinese temple and the Grand Hotel in Yuanshan.