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How tall is Taipei 101?

Taipei 101

Height (architectural)
508 m 1,670 ft
Height to tip
508 m 1,670 ft
Height to highest occupied floor
438 m 1,440 ft
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Human, Starship, Gateway Arch, Taipei 101 drawn to the same scaleHuman: height 1.61–1.75 m (too small to see at this scale). Starship: full-stack height ≈ 124 m. Gateway Arch: maximum height 192 m. Taipei 101: height (architectural) 508 m.Human: 1.61–1.75 m (too small to see at this scale)Starship: ≈ 124 mGateway Arch: 192 mTaipei 101: 508 mTaipei 101508 mGateway Arch192 mStarship≈ 124 mHuman1.61–1.75 m · too small to see

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Zoom out from an average adult to Taipei 101

Taipei 101 is too big to show next to an average adult in one picture, so here it is in 3 steps. Each step is drawn to its own scale and zooms out from the step before.

  1. Step 1 of 3 Human → Megalodon

    A megalodon is about 8.6–15 times as long as an average adult is tall.

    Human, Megalodon drawn to the same scaleHuman: height 1.61–1.75 m. Megalodon: maximum length (estimates) 15–24.3 m.Human: 1.61–1.75 mMegalodon: 15–24.3 mMegalodon15–24.3 mHuman1.61–1.75 m
    Step 1: Human and Megalodon at the same scale.

  2. Step 2 of 3 Megalodon → Great Pyramid of Giza

    The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 5.6–9.1 times as tall as a megalodon is long.

    Megalodon, Great Pyramid of Giza drawn to the same scaleMegalodon: maximum length (estimates) 15–24.3 m. Great Pyramid of Giza: current height ≈ 137 m.Megalodon: 15–24.3 mGreat Pyramid of Giza: ≈ 137 mGreat Pyramid of Giza≈ 137 mMegalodon15–24.3 m
    Step 2: Megalodon and Great Pyramid of Giza at the same scale.

  3. Step 3 of 3 Great Pyramid of Giza → Taipei 101

    Taipei 101 is about 3.7 times as tall as the Great Pyramid of Giza.

    Great Pyramid of Giza, Taipei 101 drawn to the same scaleGreat Pyramid of Giza: current height ≈ 137 m. Taipei 101: height (architectural) 508 m.Great Pyramid of Giza: ≈ 137 mTaipei 101: 508 mTaipei 101508 mGreat Pyramid of Giza≈ 137 m
    Step 3: Great Pyramid of Giza and Taipei 101 at the same scale.

Dimensions

MeasurementMetricImperialNotesSource
Height (architectural) 508 m 1,670 ft Skyscraper Center height to architectural top, including spires but not antennas (1,667 ft) [1]
Height to tip 508 m 1,670 ft Skyscraper Center height to the highest point of the building (1,667 ft) [1]
Height to highest occupied floor 438 m 1,440 ft Skyscraper Center occupied height (1,437 ft) [1]

About Taipei 101

Taipei 101 is a 101-storey skyscraper in Taipei's Xinyi District, completed in 2004. Its stacked eight-storey modules flare outward like a pagoda, and a large tuned mass damper near the top counters sway from wind. The Skyscraper Center gives it a height of 508 m (1,667 ft), and it was the world's tallest building until the Burj Khalifa took the title.

  • Taipei 101 has 101 floors above ground and 5 below ground; construction started in 1999 and it was completed in 2004. [1]
  • It was the tallest building in the world from 2004 to 2010, taking the title from Petronas Tower 1 and losing it to the Burj Khalifa. [1]
  • A 728-ton spherical steel pendulum, a tuned mass damper, sits in a multi-storey cavity near the top to offset wind movement. [1]
  • It earned LEED Platinum certification for operations and maintenance in 2011. [1]

How many fit?

  • ≈ 300 × Human · height lined up end to end match the Taipei 101 · height (architectural)
  • ≈ 2.6 × Gateway Arch · maximum height lined up end to end match the Taipei 101 · height (architectural)

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How it compares

  • 300× Taipei 101 is about 300 times as tall as an average adult. See side by side
  • 2.6× Taipei 101 is about 2.6 times as tall as the Gateway Arch. See side by side
  • 1.9× Taipei 101 is about 1.9 times as tall as the Titanic is long. See side by side
  • 1.3× Taipei 101 is about 1.3 times as tall as a container ship is long. See side by side
  • 1/1.1 Taipei 101 is about as tall as One World Trade Center. See side by side
  • 1/1.6 The Burj Khalifa is about 1.6 times as tall as Taipei 101. See side by side

Factors compare the height (architectural) of Taipei 101 with each object’s own main measurement (height for a human). Where a size varies, the factor is given as a range.

Notes on these figures

  • The Skyscraper Center database now carries the Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU) name; its height categories are the CTBUH ones (architectural top includes spires but not antennas).
  • The Skyscraper Center gives the tuned mass damper as 728 tons without saying which ton, so it is not stored as a mass measure.
  • World rankings change as new towers are completed; the ranks quoted are as shown on the Skyscraper Center in September 2026.

Sources

  1. Council on Vertical Urbanism, formerly CTBUH (The Skyscraper Center), TAIPEI 101 - The Skyscraper Center. Accessed 25 September 2026.

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