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Chu-yuan Lee
Chu-yuan (C. Y.) Lee (; born 30 December 1938) is a Taiwanese architect born in Guangdong, Republic of China. He received his bachelor's degree from National Cheng Kung University (Tainan) and his master's from Princeton University in the US. He directed the design of Taipei 101, the world's tallest skyscraper at the time of completion, in 2004. List of major designs Taiwan *Hung Kuo Building, Taipei, 1989. * Asia Plaza Building, Taipei, 1990. * Grand 50 Tower, Kaohsiung, Taiwan's tallest building from 1992 to 1993. * Far Eastern Plaza I & II, Taipei, 1994. * 85 Sky Tower, Kaohsiung, Taiwan's tallest building from 1997 to 2004. * The Splendor Hotel Taichung, Taichung, 1997. *Lihpao Land, Taichung, 1998. * Chung Tai Chan Monastery, Puli, Nantou, 2001. *New Chien-Cheng Circle, Taipei, 2003. *Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan's tallest building since 2004, and the tallest skyscraper in the world from 2004 to 2010. * Glory Tower, Keelung, 2007. *Taipei Bus Station, Taipei, 2009. *Farglory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) across a total area of about , Guangdong is the most populous province of China and the 15th-largest by area as well as the second-most populous country subdivision in the world (after Uttar Pradesh in India). Its economy is larger than that of any other province in the nation and the fifth largest sub-national economy in the world with a GDP (nominal) of 1.95 trillion USD (12.4 trillion CNY) in 2021. The Pearl River Delta Economic Zone, a Chinese megalopolis, is a core for high technology, manufacturing and foreign trade. Located in this zone are two of the four top Chinese cities and the top two Chinese prefecture-level cities by GDP; Guangzhou, the capital of the province, and Shenzhen, the first special economic zone in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lihpao Land
Lihpao Resort () is a theme park located in Houli District, Taichung, Taiwan. It currently has two roller coasters, including Gravity Max, the world's first coaster to feature a true 90-degree drop and the world's first tilt coaster. Besides Gravity Max, Lihpao Land has several themed areas with varied attractions, such as the Mine Express roller coaster, the Hook (a pirate ship ride), and the Wild Flume Adventure, a reversing log flume attraction. History The site where the theme park sits today used to be a ranch owned by Taiwan Sugar Corporation. The theme park was originally established in July 1998 as Yamay Recreation World or Yamay Discovery World. It was renamed to Lihpao Land in 2012. Architecture * Discovery Walk * D Street * Enchanted Forest * Fairy Tale Village * Palace of Dreams * Yamay Island * Sky Dream - Taiwan's tallest ferris wheel A Ferris wheel (also called a Giant Wheel or an observation wheel) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou (; ), also spelt Zheng Zhou and alternatively romanized as Chengchow, is the capital and largest city of Henan Province in the central part of the People's Republic of China. Located in north-central Henan, it is one of the National Central Cities in China, the centre of Central Plains area, and serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational center of the province. The Zhengzhou metropolitan area (including Zhengzhou and Kaifeng) is the core area of the Central Plains Economic Zone. The city lies on the southern bank of the Yellow River. Zhengzhou is a major hub of China's national transportation network, with railways connecting Zhengzhou to Europe and an international airport. Zhengzhou is a and a State-list Famous Historical and Culture City. As of 2020, there are two World Cultural Heritage Sites in Zhengzhou. The Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) is China's first futures exchange. Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone is China's first Airport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuda International Trade Center
Yuda International Trade Center is a skyscraper in Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China. With a height of , the building used to be the tallest skyscraper in Zhengzhou and Henan from 1998 to 2012, until the opening of the high Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza. See also *List of tallest buildings in China China has the largest number of tall buildings in the world, surpassing that of the top eleven largest, the United States (850+), United Arab Emirates (310+), South Korea (270+), Japan (270+), Malaysia (260+), India (220+), Australia (140+), Indo ... References {{Authority control Skyscrapers in Zhengzhou Buildings and structures completed in 1998 1998 establishments in China Skyscraper office buildings in China Skyscraper hotels in China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total population of 13,866,009 inhabitants during the 2020 Chinese census. Its built-up (''or metro'') area, made up of 12 central districts (all but Baodi, Jizhou, Jinghai and Ninghe), was home to 11,165,706 inhabitants and is also the world's 29th-largest agglomeration (between Chengdu and Rio de Janeiro) and 11th- most populous city proper. It is governed as one of the four municipalities under the direct administration of Chinese central government and is thus under direct administration of the State Council. Tianjin borders Hebei Province and Beijing Municipality, bounded to the east by the Bohai Gulf portion of the Yellow Sea. Part of the Bohai Economic Rim, it is the largest coastal city in Northern China and part of the Jing-Jin-Ji meg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post & Telecommunications Center
Post or POST commonly refers to: *Mail, the postal system, especially in Commonwealth of Nations countries ** An Post, the Irish national postal service **Canada Post, Canadian postal service **Deutsche Post, German postal service ** Iraqi Post, Iraqi postal service **Russian Post, Russian postal service ** Hotel post, a service formerly offered by remote Swiss hotels for the carriage of mail to the nearest official post office **United States Postal Service or USPS **Parcel post, a postal service for mail that is heavier than ordinary letters *Post, a job or occupation Post, POST, or posting may also refer to: Architecture and structures *Lamppost, a raised source of light on the edge of a road *Post (structural), timber framing *Post and lintel, a building system * Steel fence post *Trading post *Utility pole or utility post Military *Military base, an assigned station or a guard post **Outpost (military), a military outpost **Guardpost, or guardhouse Geography * Post, Iran, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farglory THE ONE
The Farglory THE ONE () is a skyscraper located in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is the fourth tallest building in Taiwan and the second tallest in Kaohsiung. The height of building is 267.6 m, the floor area is 166,415.76m2, and it comprises 68 floors above ground, as well as 7 basement levels. It was completed at the end of 2019. Gallery File:遠雄TheOne20160404.jpg, Apr, 2016 File:遠雄TheOne20160610.jpg, Jun, 2016 File:遠雄TheOne20160706.jpg, Jul, 2016 File:遠雄TheOne20161126.jpg, Nov, 2016 File:遠雄TheOne 2017 11 04.jpg, Nov, 2017 File:遠雄TheOne20181020.jpg, Oct, 2018 File:遠雄TheOne 2019 05 11.jpg, May, 2019 File:Farglory The One 20190819.jpg, August, 2019 See also * Taipei 101 * Shin Kong Life Tower * 85 Sky Tower * List of tallest buildings in Kaohsiung This list of tallest buildings in Kaohsiung ranks skyscrapers in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, the third largest city in Taiwan, by height. The tallest building in Kaohsiung i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farglory Financial Center
The Farglory Financial Center () is a skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is the eighth tallest building in Taiwan and the fourth tallest in Xinyi Special District(after Taipei 101, Taipei Nan Shan Plaza and Cathay Landmark). The height of building is 208 m, the floor area is 61,147.58m2, and it comprises 32 floors above ground, as well as 4 basement levels. See also * List of tallest buildings in Taiwan * Xinyi Special District Xinyi Planning District ( zh, 信義計畫區), also known as the Xinyi Planning Area, is located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The total area of the Xinyi Planning District is 153 hectares. It was designed in the 1970s and developed from ... * Farglory International Center References Office buildings completed in 2013 Skyscraper office buildings in Taipei Xinyi Special District {{Taiwan-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei Bus Station
The Taipei Bus Station () is a multi-use complex located next to Taipei Station in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. The complex houses the Taipei bus terminal station provided a number of intercity express bus routes which was inaugurated on 19 August 2009, as well as recreational and leisure facilities. The mall complex was inaugurated on 11 December 2009. The shopping mall part is called Qsquare. Facilities Intercity bus routes * United Bus (UBus) ** 1610:Taipei－Kaohsiung ** 1611:Taipei－Tainan ** 1613:Taipei－Pingtung ** 1615:Taipei－Changhua ** 1616:Taipei－Yuanlin ** 1617:Taipei－Fengyuan—Dongshi District, Taichung ** 1618:Taipei－Chiayi ** 1619:Taipei－Chaoma—Taichung ** 1620:Taipei－Hsinchu—Shuinan—Taichung ** 1628:Taipei－Madou－Jali ** 1629:Taipei－Syuejia, Linziliao ** 1630:Taipei－Xigang ** 1631:Taipei－Ershuei－Zhushan ** 1632:Taipei－Ciaotun－Zhushan ** 1633:Taipei－Beigang－Santiaolun ** 1635:Taipei－Huwuei－Santiaolun ** 1636:Taipei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keelung
Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port Provincial city (Taiwan), city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Taipei City and Taipei, respectively. Nicknamed the ''Rainy Port'' for its frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport (after Kaohsiung). The city was founded by the Spanish Empire in 1626, then called Santisima Trinidad (Taiwan), La Santisima Trinidad. Name According to early Chinese accounts, this northern coastal area was originally called ''Pak-kang'' (). By the early 20th century, the city was known to the Western world as Kelung, as well as the variants ''Kiloung'', ''Kilang'' and ''Keelung''. In his 1903 general history of Taiwan, US Consul to Formosa (1898–1904) James W. Davidson related that "Kelung" was among the few well-known names, thus warranting no alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory Tower
The Glory Tower () is a residential skyscraper located in Ren-ai District, Keelung, Taiwan. The height of the building is , with a floor area of , and it comprises 31 floors above ground, as well as five basement levels. The building was designed by Taiwanese architect Chu-Yuan Lee and was completed in 2007 and houses 271 apartment units. As of December 2020, it is the second tallest building in Keelung, after Lih-Rong An Imperial Crown Building. See also * List of tallest buildings in Taiwan * Lih-Rong An Imperial Crown Building The Lih-Rong An Imperial Crown Building, also known as Hua Guan Tower (), is skyscraper completed in 2000 in Xinyi District, Keelung, Taiwan. As of December 2020, it is the tallest building in Keelung. The height of the building is , and it compr ... References 2007 establishments in Taiwan Residential skyscrapers in Taiwan Apartment buildings in Taiwan Residential buildings completed in 2007 Skyscrapers in Keelung {{Taiwan-struct- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
