Which is which? Taipei skyscraper guides revelers to ‘real 101’
Which is which? Taipei skyscraper guides revelers to ‘real 101’
2026-01-01
More than 200,000 people rang in the new year with Taipei’s iconic fireworks extravaganza at the tallest skyscraper in Taiwan. And this year, it was clearer than ever which building that would be. After a mix-up between the Taipei 101 and the Taipei Sky Tower last year, the latter put up a massive sign to clear things up. Let’s take a look.
Fireworks light up the night sky, to the sound of Mayday’s “First Day” to usher in the new year. This year’s fireworks extravaganza at Taipei 101 was titled “Gen. Taiwan” and blasted 16,000 rockets over six minutes. Color changing effects and jets at different angles staged a futurism-inspired spectacle.
At ground level, people were ready with their cameras. But remember last year?
The dark and obstructed views caused many revelers to mistake the Taipei Sky Tower with the Taipei 101. From the Taipei City Council, it’s crystal clear that they are different buildings. One has a spire, and the other a slanted roof, not alike at all.
- The 101 is behind it.
- They’re so different. One’s tall and the other one’s short.
To prevent mix-ups, the Taipei Sky Tower put up a message on its façade saying “I’m not 101,” with an arrow pointing to the real Taipei 101 and its fireworks. Apparently, from Songzhi Road, the two skyscrapers appear to be a similar height. It’s an understandable mistake to make.
Member of public
Taipei
A lot of people mixed up the buildings the past two years, so they added the arrow pointing to the Taipei 101.
Member of public
Taipei
Maybe they confused the buildings because it was rainy and foggy last year. It’s a lot clearer this year thanks to the sign.
This stroke of creative brilliance made netizens burst out laughing, with many praising the Sky Tower as the most helpful landmark.
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不會看錯棟了! 台北天空塔跨年跑馬燈"I’m not 101"
2026-01-01
慶祝跨年，台北101跨年煙火秀絕對是全台主場。長達六分鐘的繽紛焰火吸引20多萬搶拍。但去年發生大批民眾把「台北天空塔」誤認是台北101的烏龍，昨晚台北天空塔乾脆在外牆打出燈光，標註「I’m not 101」並用箭頭標示101位置；這貼心又可愛的點燈自嘲，讓上萬名網友笑翻。
絢麗煙火一發接一發，在夜空中綻放開來，在五月天"第一天"歌聲中，正式迎接2026年。101跨年煙火展演，以「我們的世代 Gen. TAIWAN」為主題，總長達6分鐘，超過1.6萬發，還透過煙火變色效果、噴發式線條與光束，勾勒出充滿未來感的科技島。
民眾手機舉好、角度卡好，但大家還記得去年的烏龍事件嗎？
因為天色昏暗加上視線被遮蔽，很多人把點了燈的台北天空塔誤認為101。實際來到台北市議會前抬頭一看，101和天空塔其實高度不同，外觀也不一樣，一個尖頭、一個斜頂，白天看差超多。
“101就在後面啊”
“差那麼多，而且一個那麼高，一個那麼矮”
台北天空塔這次跨年主動澄清，大大寫上I’m not 101，還貼心附上箭頭，方便大家拍煙火成功對準主角。因為換個位置，來到松智路上，一樣在右邊的101和天空塔高度幾乎一樣，晚上視線不佳，的確可能誤認。
[[民眾]]
“前兩年有看到，就是說看錯棟，很多人就是認錯，所以她今年就有一個箭頭說，指那一棟才是101”
[[民眾]]
“天空塔跟101會搞錯，可能去年因為也下大雨，然後都霧的，比較不會搞錯了，因為它上面有字”
這神來一筆的創意，讓網友笑翻，稱讚這棟新地標簡直是「最強導航」。
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