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  1. Taipei 101 1
    Taipei 101
    TaiwanTaipei
    509 m 101 fl 2004
  2. Taipei Nan Shan Plaza 2
    Taipei Nan Shan Plaza
    TaiwanTaipei
    272 m 46 fl 2018
  3. Shin Kong Life Tower 3
    Shin Kong Life Tower
    TaiwanTaipei
    245 m 51 fl 1993
  4. Cathay Landmark 4
    Cathay Landmark
    TaiwanTaipei
    212 m 46 fl 2014
  5. ▢
    5
    Farglory Financial Center
    TaiwanTaipei
    208 m 32 fl 2013
  6. ▢
    6
    Far Eastern Plaza II
    TaiwanTaipei
    165 m 43 fl 1994
  7. ▢
    7
    Far Eastern Plaza I
    TaiwanTaipei
    165 m 41 fl 1994
  8. President Enterprise Corporation Tower 8
    President Enterprise Corporation Tower
    TaiwanTaipei
    154 m 30 fl 2003
  9. International Trade Building 9
    International Trade Building
    TaiwanTaipei
    143 m 34 fl 1990
  10. ▢
    10
    Fubon Banking Center
    TaiwanTaipei
    125 m 24 fl 1995
  11. Taishin Bank Tower 11
    Taishin Bank Tower
    TaiwanTaipei
    123 m 25 fl 2005
  12. ▢
    12
    Lite-On Technology Center
    TaiwanTaipei
    107 m 23 fl 2002
  13. Tao Zhu Yin Yuan 13
    Tao Zhu Yin Yuan
    TaiwanTaipei
    93 m 23 fl 2018
  14. ▢
    14
    First Commercial Bank
    TaiwanTaipei
    88 m 22 fl
  15. ▢
    15
    CEC Headquarters Building
    TaiwanTaipei
    50 m 13 fl 1999
  16. Citibank Tower 16
    Citibank Tower
    TaiwanTaipei
    27 fl 2009
  17. ▢
    17
    Banchiau Railway Station
    TaiwanTaipei
    27 fl 2000
  18. Cathay Financial Center 18
    Cathay Financial Center
    TaiwanTaipei
    26 fl
  19. Cathay Life Insurance Building 19
    Cathay Life Insurance Building
    TaiwanTaipei
    26 fl
  20. Far Glory International Center 20
    Far Glory International Center
    TaiwanTaipei
    26 fl
  21. ▢
    21
    Grand Hyatt Taipei
    TaiwanTaipei
    26 fl 1989
  22. ▢
    22
    Chinatrust Group Tower
    TaiwanTaipei
    22 fl
  23. Fubon Futures Co. Ltd. Building 23
    Fubon Futures Co. Ltd. Building
    TaiwanTaipei
    21 fl
  24. ▢
    24
    Regent Taipei Hotel
    TaiwanTaipei
    21 fl 1990
  25. ▢
    25
    Caesar Park Taipei
    TaiwanTaipei
    20 fl 1973
  26. Exchange Square 1 26
    Exchange Square 1
    TaiwanTaipei
    19 fl
  27. Exchange Square 2 27
    Exchange Square 2
    TaiwanTaipei
    19 fl
  28. ▢
    28
    Hung Kuo Building
    TaiwanTaipei
    19 fl 1989
  29. ING 29
    ING
    TaiwanTaipei
    19 fl
  30. Kelti Group Headquarters 30
    Kelti Group Headquarters
    TaiwanTaipei
    19 fl 2009
  31. ▢
    31
    Sherwood Taipei Hotel
    TaiwanTaipei
    17 fl 1990
  32. ▢
    32
    Kuo Hua Insurance Building
    TaiwanTaipei
    16 fl 2004
  33. Zhongtai M 33
    Zhongtai M
    TaiwanTaipei
    16 fl
  34. ▢
    34
    Golden China Hotel
    TaiwanTaipei
    14 fl 1978
  35. ▢
    35
    Westin Taipei
    TaiwanTaipei
    14 fl 1999
  36. ▢
    36
    Sheraton Grand Taipei
    TaiwanTaipei
    14 fl 1979
  37. ▢
    37
    Howard Plaza Hotel
    TaiwanTaipei
    14 fl 1984
  38. ▢
    38
    Eaton Phoenixtec Headquarters
    TaiwanTaipei
    13 fl 1993
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    39
    Sogo Department Store
    TaiwanTaipei
    13 fl
  40. ▢
    40
    Ambassador Hotel Taipei
    TaiwanTaipei
    12 fl 1964
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    41
    Grand Hotel Taipei
    TaiwanTaipei
    12 fl 1952
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    42
    Imperial Hotel Taipei
    TaiwanTaipei
    12 fl 1967
  43. Core Pacific City 43
    Core Pacific City
    TaiwanTaipei
    12 fl 2001
  44. ▢
    44
    Hotel Royal-Nikko Taipei
    TaiwanTaipei
    12 fl 1982
  45. 36 Minquan East Road 45
    36 Minquan East Road
    TaiwanTaipei
    12 fl
  46. Landis Tapei Hotel 46
    Landis Tapei Hotel
    TaiwanTaipei
    12 fl 1979
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    47
    Gloria Prince Hotel
    TaiwanTaipei
    11 fl
  48. Bellavita 48
    Bellavita
    TaiwanTaipei
    9 fl
  49. Saint Dominic Catholic Church 49
    Saint Dominic Catholic Church
    TaiwanTaipei
    8 fl
  50. Far Eastern Department Store Xinyi 50
    Far Eastern Department Store Xinyi
    TaiwanTaipei
    6 fl
  51. National Palace Museum 51
    National Palace Museum
    TaiwanTaipei
    4 fl 1965
  52. ▢
    52
    Taipei Taiwan LDS Temple
    TaiwanTaipei
    1984
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