Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Taipei 101
Just this last summer, I was in Taipei - my hometown. I had been to Taipei 101, the world's tallest building from 2004 to 2009, but have not ever been at the very top. I had been in Taipei city many different times before, but have not ever seen Taipei from a different perspective - as lots of buildings are very tall, it's hard to see the landscape from alternating angles. After I took the world's fastest elevator to the top, I looked at Taipei from a truly magnificent angle - a 360 degree bird's eye view. I could see how the infrastructure of Taipei really worked, which I had previously not been aware of. Much respect for civil engineers.
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Yes, the Taipei 101 is also like the national pride of Taiwanese, as this is the tallest building in Taipei. In Hong Kong, the International Financial Centre (IFC) is also reflecting the business prosperity of Hong Kong. From the bird's eye view, it is like all the things are under control. Therefore, I believe this is the reason for classical map drawers to draw the bird's eye view of the state to be more magnificent that it looked.
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