The New Year's Eve ball drop at Taipei 101 is held in Taiwan.
Taipei 101, a skyscraper in Taipei, is the centerpiece of Taiwan's best-known New Year's Eve countdown. Fireworks are launched from the building and its surrounding area, creating a vertical display across the tower's facade. The event is often shown internationally and attracts large crowds in the capital.
Taipei 101 opened in stages in the early 2000s and was officially opened in 2004. At 508 meters, it was the world's tallest building from its completion until Dubai's Burj Khalifa surpassed it in 2010. Its distinctive design includes a series of stacked sections inspired by traditional Asian architectural forms.
The phrase “ball drop” can cause confusion here because Taipei 101's signature spectacle is primarily a fireworks countdown, not the descending ball used in New York. Taiwan is the internationally recognized country name for the location, while Taipei is the city and capital.