Grand Hotel (Taipei)

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The Grand Hotel (Chinese: 圓山大飯店; pinyin: Yuánshān Dà Fàndiàn; lit. 'Yuanshan Great Hotel') is a landmark located at Yuanshan (圓山) in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The hotel was established in May 1952 and the main building was completed on October 10, 1973. It is owned by the nonprofit Duen-Mou Foundation of Taiwan, and has played host to many foreign dignitaries who have visited Taipei. The 87 m (285 ft)-tall main building is one of the world's tallest Chinese classical buildings. It was also the tallest building in Taiwan from 1973 to 1981.

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