The Taipei 101 building uses an enormous tuned mass damper, or a 660-ton pendulum, to protect itself from earthquakes including the 7.4 one on Wednesday.

This 632-metre tower ... metres, Taipei 101 was long the World’s tallest skyscraper, before being dethroned by the Burj Khalifa in 2009. Designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners, this building was ...