Architectural Reading

The former tallest building in the world:

Before Burj Khalifa, this was the tallest building in the world:
                                   
 
Taipei 101
This skyscraper is located in Taiwan.
It's color is supposed to make it look like
it is made of jade. It is 1,670.6 feet tall!
It has 101 floors, (plus five basement floors), hence it's name. It has 61 elevators. It was designed by C.Y. Lee and partners. 
Here are some more pictures:
This is a diagram of the position of the tuned mass damper.
Here is a real picture of it:
Here is the shadow of Taipei 101:


                                                         
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