The Taipei 101 building, once recognized as the tallest skyscraper in the ... when the Burj Khalifa in Dubai dethroned it. Taiwan is prone to earthquakes because it sits on the Pacific "Ring ...

buildings also shook violently during what was Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years. But in a triumph of modern engineering, the soaring Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest skyscraper ...

Taiwan has been hit by its strongest earthquake in 25 years ... But amid the chaos, eerie footage shows the island's tallest building – the $1.8 billion Taipei 101 skyscraper – gently swaying ...

When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, people inside the island’s tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, were protected by a large yellow pendulum at the building’s center that ...

Taiwan's tallest skyscraper has a special device to protect it from earthquakes and high winds: a 660-ton steel pendulum that hangs over a thousand feet above the ground. The Taipei 101 building ...

there are large amounts of earthquakes.” Many wonder just how Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, is able to withstand ...

In the capital Taipei, just 80 miles away, buildings also shook violently during what was Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years. But in a triumph of modern engineering, the soaring Taipei 101, ...