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Last updated: 2003-09-23

World's tallest building to withstand typhoons, quakes
2003-09-23

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Construction
Architecture
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Taiwan
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Taipei
TAIPEI - Faced with devastating earthquakes, raging typhoons and a decade-long property slump, Taiwan knew it needed more than the usual dose of luck to build the world's tallest skyscraper.... ...
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