Taipei 101 plans for the largest new year fireworks in history

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The current world tallest completed building, Taipei 101, will have fireworks display to celebrate new year again, which has become a tradition for the megastructure. This new year 2010, Taipei 101 plans for the largest, grandest and most spectacular new year fireworks in its history.

               

Taipei 101 is completed in 2004, and has its’ first opening and new year fireworks on new year 2005. Same goes to 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, which fireworks are seen better than the previous years with more styles, more colours and more creativity, eventhough still in duration of 188 seconds.

            

Little descriptions of the planned fireworks display to celebrate the new year 2010 at Taipei 101:

  • 22 000 number of fireworks, largest in history, increase of 6 600 over last year.
  • 1 700 number of fireworks will go off simultaneously, never attempted before, truly spectacular sight.
  • first time firing of fireworks at various angles of 180, 90, 45 and 30 degrees from the tower.
  • two fireworks layers to cover the diverse angles.
  • 3-inch barrel fireworks allows further range and a larger scale.
  • brand new moving fireworks, combination fireworks and new dazzling colours, utilized for fire wheel fireworks, drifting star fireworks and bouquet shower fireworks, challenging limit of low altitude combination fireworks.
  • First layer: Pili Flashing Fireworks.
  • Second layer: Parade Bouquet – flying fireworks, visual effects of moving, running and dancing.
  • New design: Bouquet Fireworks, ignited horizontally at 180 degree to create feeling that the building is blossoming in brilliant colours.
  • combination of candle lights and fire wheels will be used for the first time, form fiery network of flames, with the rotating fire wheel shuttling in between.
  • Taipei 101 will be given a fiery golden crown.
  • large bore fireworks installed on the upper and lower deck platform of observatory, so the visitors can experience the power of the fireworks.

     

Great after knowing all these facts on the upcoming fireworks show of Taipei 101, let’s wait and check out the fireworks on new year eve night. Expected to be great, awesome, amazing, fantastic and marvelous!

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