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Building Profile · Taipei · TW

Taipei 101

Honest Height

438m

Architectural Top

508.2m

Vanity Ratio

13.8%

Floors

101

Occupied 438mTop 508.2m

Completed

2004

Architect

C.Y. Lee and Partners

Owner

Taipei Financial Center Corporation

Architectural top vs honest height

Taipei 101 is marketed at 508.2m. The highest floor a person can stand on - the highest occupied floor - is at 438m. The gap between those two numbers is 70.2m of structure that no occupant reaches.

That gap is the vanity height. As a percentage of architectural top, it is the Vanity Ratio: 13.8%.

In the Honest 100,Taipei 101 ranks #14 by occupied height.

Observation decks

Indoor Observatory (89F)

Floor 89 · Indoor

382m

Outdoor Observatory (91F)

Floor 91 · Outdoor

449m

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Vanity context

A Vanity Ratio of 13.8% places Taipei 101 within the moderate range. The non-occupiable structure above the highest occupied floor is significant but not unusual for a building of this height.

Comparable buildings

In context

Sources and methodology

Height data sourced from Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA). Vanity Ratio calculated as (Architectural Top - Highest Occupied Floor) / Architectural Top. See the full methodology.

Per-field source notes

architectural_top_m
Wikipedia - 508.2m to spire tip
roof_height_m
Wikipedia - 449.2m to outdoor observatory level
highest_occupied_floor_m
Wikipedia - Floors 89-91 observation levels at 382-449m; highest occupied approx 438m
observation_decks
Official taipei-101.com.tw - 89F indoor at 382m, 91F outdoor at 449m
hat_factor_pct
Calculated: (508.2-438)/508.2 = 13.8%