HISTORY

20 October 1997

Development and operation rights agreement signed with Taipei City government.

13 January 1999

Ground-breaking ceremony.

7 June 2000

First tower column erected.

13 April 2001

Design change to 509.2 m height approved by Taipei City government.

13 June 2001

Taipei 101 Mall topped out.

10 August 2001

Construction license awarded for 101 stories.

31 March 2002

Partially constructed building survives 6.8 magnitude earthquake undamaged.

13 May 2003

Taipei 101 Mall obtains occupancy permit.

1 July 2003

Taipei 101 Tower roof completed.

17 October 2003

Pinnacle placed.

14 November 2003

Taipei 101 Mall opens

15 April 2004

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) certifies Taipei 101 as world's tallest building

12 November 2004

Tower obtains occupancy permit.

31 December 2004

Tower opens to the public.

1 January 2005

First New Year fireworks show begins at midnight.