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Kingdom Of Global View
Kingdom of Global View () is a 27-story, tall twin residential skyscraper complex located in Xinyi Special District, Taipei, Taiwan. Designed by the Taiwanese architect Chu-Yuan Lee, the residential complex was completed in 2008 and provides 122 units of luxury apartments. Famous residents include Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu and her family. See also * List of tallest buildings in Taipei * Tao Zhu Yin Yuan * 55 Timeless * Polaris Garden Polaris Garden, also known as Bao Lai Garden Square () is a 27-story, tall residential skyscraper complex located in Xinyi Special District, Taipei, Taiwan. Designed by the Hong Kong based architectural firm P&T Group, the residential building w ... References 2007 establishments in Taiwan Residential skyscrapers in Taiwan Skyscrapers in Taipei Apartment buildings in Taiwan Residential buildings completed in 2007 {{Taiwan-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Residential
A residential area is a land used in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas. Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family residential, or mobile homes. Zoning for residential use may permit some services or work opportunities or may totally exclude business and industry. It may permit high density land use or only permit low density uses. Residential zoning usually includes a smaller FAR (floor area ratio) than business, commercial or industrial/manufacturing zoning. The area may be large or small. Overview In certain residential areas, especially rural, large tracts of land may have no services whatever, such that residents seeking services must use a motor vehicle or other transportation, so the need for transportation has resulted in land development following existing or planned transport infrastructure such as rail and road. Development patterns may be re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xinyi District, Taipei
Xinyi District or Sinyi District is the seat of the Taipei City Government and Taipei City Council. The district includes Taipei 101, Taipei International Convention Center, Taipei World Trade Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei), National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and various shopping malls and entertainment venues, making it the most cosmopolitan district of Taipei. Xinyi District is also considered the financial district of Taipei. The district is a prime shopping area in Taipei, anchored by a number of department stores and malls. In addition, numerous high-end restaurants are located in the area. History and geography During Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule (1895–1945), covered modern day Xinyi and Songshan District, Taipei, Songshan districts. The village was named after Matsuyama, Ehime, Matsuyama City in Japan and formed part of Shichisei District, Taihoku Prefecture. Matsuyama Village was incorporated into Taihoku City (modern-day Taipei) in 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the northern port city of Keelung. Most of the city rests on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border. The city of Taipei is home to an estimated population of 2,646,204 (2019), forming the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 7,047,559, the 40th most-populous urban area in the world—roughly one-third of Taiwanese citizens live in the metro district. The name "Taipei" can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or just the city itself. Taipei has been the seat of the ROC central government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-rise buildings. Historically, the term first referred to buildings with between 10 and 20 stories when these types of buildings began to be constructed in the 1880s. Skyscrapers may host offices, hotels, residential spaces, and retail spaces. One common feature of skyscrapers is having a steel frame that supports curtain walls. These curtain walls either bear on the framework below or are suspended from the framework above, rather than resting on load-bearing walls of conventional construction. Some early skyscrapers have a steel frame that enables the construction of load-bearing walls taller than of those made of reinforced concrete. Modern skyscrapers' walls are not load-bearing, and most skyscrapers are characterised by large surface ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the 1980s onward. Xinyi Planning District is the prime central business district of Taipei. Important infrastructure, such as Taipei 101, Taipei City Hall, Taipei International Convention Center and Taipei World Trade Center, is located within this area. Historical Development Its historical development began in 1976, when the Taipei Municipal Government accepted the proposal to redevelop the area east of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. The goal of this redevelopment was to set up a secondary commercial center away from the more crowded old city center (Taipei Station, Ximending area). The redevelopment hoped to increase the prosperity of the eastern district and the convenience of urban life for existing residents. The development fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbie Hsu
Barbie Hsu (; born 6 October 1976) is a Taiwanese actress, singer, and television host. She is best known for her leading role in the television series ''Meteor Garden'' (2001). Life and career Hsu was born in Taipei, Taiwan on 6 October 1976. She was the second of three sisters, with the eldest being Hsu Si-hsien, and the youngest sister being Dee Hsu. From 1994 to 2001, she was a member of the pop duo ASOS (originally called SOS for "Sisters of Shu", the name was changed to ASOS for legal reasons) with her youngest sister Dee Hsu. As such, Hsu is also known by her nickname "Big S" (while Dee Hsu is nicknamed "Little S") although she was the middle child in the family. She is an animal lover and vegetarian. As an actress, Hsu is best known for her lead role in the 2001 television series ''Meteor Garden''. She has endorsed Tissot watches since 2005 and signed an additional 3-year contract in April 2008. Hsu remains active in other work, such as modelling campaigns and varie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tallest Buildings In Taipei
This list of tallest buildings in Taipei ranks skyscrapers in the Taiwanese capital region of Greater Taipei by height, which includes the cities of Taipei City and New Taipei City, hereafter simply referred to as Taipei. The first building to surpass in Taipei is the Shin Kong Life Tower, which was completed in 1993 and is tall. Currently, the tallest building in Taipei is the 101–story Taipei 101, which rises and was completed in 2004. Taipei 101 was officially classified as the world's tallest from 2004 to 2010. Now, it is still the tallest building in Taiwan, Asia's 6th tallest building and the world's 10th tallest building. There are currently several buildings over 200m under construction in Taipei, including the Taipei Twin Towers towers A and B, which are under planning and will reach and respectively, the Taipei Sky Tower, which is under construction in Xinyi District and will reach . The tallest buildings are mostly concentrated in the modern central busin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tao Zhu Yin Yuan
The Tao Zhu Yin Yuan, also known as Agora Garden (), is a residential high-rise building located in Xinyi Special District, Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building has an architectural height of with 21 floors above ground and four basement levels, with a floor area of . The tower was designed by the Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut and was completed in 2018. The building has received a LEED Gold energy label as well as a Diamond level awarded by the Low Carbon Building Alliance. Design The residential building has a special appearance and is a rare twisting building, which is modelled after a DNA strand in the form of a double helix rotating 90 degrees from top to bottom, with each floor rotating 4.5 degrees from the previous. There is also a helipad located on the top floor. There are seven elevators inside, one of which can carry supercars and ambulances. The building is covered in approximately 20,000 trees and shrubs, which is aimed to reduce the carbon footpri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
55 Timeless
The 55 Timeless, also known as Xin-Yi Residential Tower (), is a residential skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The height of building is , the floor area is , and it comprises 31 floors above ground, as well as 4 basement levels. Design Designed by the American architect Richard Meier, under the requirements of preventing earthquakes and typhoons common in Taiwan, the design was based upon geometric clarity reflected in the building's structural frame organisation. The residential building offers 43 units of apartments, with facilities including an outdoor swimming pool as well as a roof deck situated on the building's top floors, offering views of Taipei 101. See also * List of tallest buildings in Taipei * Tao Zhu Yin Yuan * Yang Ma Tower * Cloud Top * Polaris Garden Polaris Garden, also known as Bao Lai Garden Square () is a 27-story, tall residential skyscraper complex located in Xinyi Special District, Taipei, Taiwan. Designed by the Hong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polaris Garden
Polaris Garden, also known as Bao Lai Garden Square () is a 27-story, tall residential skyscraper complex located in Xinyi Special District, Taipei, Taiwan. Designed by the Hong Kong based architectural firm P&T Group, the residential building was completed on December 31, 2007 and provides 106 units of luxury apartments. Facilities of the apartment block includes an outdoor swimming pool, sauna, garden, and Mahjong room. Famous residents include former president of Taiwan Chen Shui-bian and his family, co-founder of Breeze Center Aimee Sun and founder of PX Mart Lin Ming-Hsiung. See also * List of tallest buildings in Taipei * Tao Zhu Yin Yuan * 55 Timeless The 55 Timeless, also known as Xin-Yi Residential Tower (), is a residential skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The height of building is , the floor area is , and it comprises 31 floors above ground, as well as 4 basement lev ... * Cloud Top * Kingdom of Global View References 2007 establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
