Taipei 101 is the Taipei landmark famous for launching New Year's Eve fireworks from its tower.
Taipei 101 is a skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan, designed with features inspired by traditional Asian architecture and the form of a bamboo stalk. It has 101 above-ground floors and rises 508 metres. When it opened in 2004, it became the world's tallest building, a title it held until 2010.
Its New Year's Eve program combines fireworks attached to the exterior with lighting and music. The display is especially striking because the effects travel upward and outward along the tower's stacked sections, creating the impression that the building itself is emitting the fireworks.
The building also contains a tuned mass damper, a large suspended sphere that helps reduce movement caused by wind and earthquakes. Visitors sometimes mistake this engineering device for part of the fireworks machinery, but it is primarily a stability system. New Year's programming can change in duration and design from year to year.