Man Made Marvels 104: Taipei 101

Synopsis:
Skyscrapers are buildings that go beyond functionality, they are icons of wealth, prosperity, progress and industrial might. One Asian skyscraper has topped them all. Taipei 101 - a record-breaking megastructure that defies nature; a building so huge with a design so innovative it has changed the conventions of construction forever. Taipei 101 has thrust Taipei into the international limelight, but has the sheer weight and size of the building changed the delicate geological makeup of this already earthquake-prone island forever?

Duration: 1 hour

Production Deal: Co-produced with Media Development Authority, Discovery Networks Asia and Beach House Pictures Pte Ltd

HD Version: No

3D Version: No

Program Licensing: Available subject to current licenses.