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How Taiwan’s Taipei 101, country’s tallest skyscraper, stands tall amid earthquakes
Despite the widespread damage to structures across the country, Taipei 101, once the tallest skyscraper ... Taiwan's National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE).
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Explained: How Taiwan's tallest building 'Taipei 101' survived strongest earthquake in 25 years (WATCH)
Construction of Taipei 101 commenced in 1999 and reached completion ... Nevertheless, Taiwan's proactive earthquake preparedness stands as a model for the world. Stephen Gao, a distinguished ...
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How Taiwan minimized earthquake damage
In the aftermath of the 1999 earthquake, the country built ... Even with all that shaking, people inside Taipei's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, stayed safe thanks to a "large yellow pendulum ...
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'660-Tonne Pendulum Protection': How the tallest skyscraper in Taiwan survived country's biggest earthquake in 25 years
Taiwan's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, emerged largely unscathed from a recent 7.4-magnitude earthquake, showcasing its resilience. The building's unique design, featuring a giant pendulum known ...
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Hundreds gather outside court for child abuse hearing
About 300 people gathered outside the Taipei District Court today, as it held a preliminary hearing ahead of the trial of ...