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| <tr><td>Building</td><td>Image</td><td>Height (m)</td><td>Floors</td><td>City</td><td>Year as tallest</td><td>Notes</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Menara Condong</td><td>-</td><td>25</td><td>3</td><td>Teluk Intan</td><td>1885-1897 (12 years)</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Sultan Abdul Samad Building</td><td>-</td><td>41</td><td>-</td><td>Kuala Lumpur</td><td>1897-1942 (45 years)</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Sultan Ibrahim Building</td><td>-</td><td>60</td><td>-</td><td>Johor Bahru</td><td>1942-1960 (18 years)</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Bangunan Lee Yan Lian</td><td>-</td><td>73</td><td>18</td><td>Kuala Lumpur</td><td>1960-1963 (3 years)</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Bangunan Parlimen</td><td>-</td><td>77</td><td>20</td><td>Kuala Lumpur</td><td>1963-1973 (10 years)</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>UMBC Building</td><td>-</td><td>102</td><td>28</td><td>Kuala Lumpur</td><td>1971-1973 (2 years)</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Crowne Plaza Mutiara KL</td><td>-</td><td>123</td><td>36</td><td>Kuala Lumpur</td><td>1973-1978 (5 years)</td><td>Demolished in 2015.</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Menara Bank Muamalat</td><td>-</td><td>133</td><td>33</td><td>Kuala Lumpur</td><td>1978-1983 (5 years)</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Menara KH</td><td>-</td><td>152</td><td>36</td><td>Kuala Lumpur</td><td>1983-1984 (1 year)</td><td>First tower with a full glass-curtain wall in Kuala Lumpur, previously known as Menara Promet.</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Dayabumi Complex</td><td>-</td><td>157</td><td>36</td><td>Kuala Lumpur</td><td>1984-1985 (1 year)</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>KOMTAR Tower</td><td>KOMTAR.JPG</td><td>232</td><td>65</td><td>Penang Island</td><td>1985-1988 (3 years)</td><td>2nd tallest in Asia when built. In 2015, 3 more floors were added raising its height to 249m.</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Maybank Tower</td><td>-</td><td>244</td><td>50</td><td>Kuala Lumpur</td><td>1988-1998 (10 years)</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Petronas Towers 1 & 2</td><td>-</td><td>451.9</td><td>88</td><td>Kuala Lumpur</td><td>1998-2017 (19 years)</td><td>Tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004. Remains tallest twin towers in the world.</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>The Exchange 106</td><td>-</td><td>492</td><td>106</td><td>Kuala Lumpur</td><td>2017-present</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| </table> | |