Petronas Towers
The Petronas Towers are two very tall skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The building was officially opened by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on August 31, 1999. They were the tallest buildings in the world until 2004, but still remain the tallest twin buildings. Each tower has 88 floors and they are connected by a sky-bridge between the 41st and 42nd floors. It is a commercial office building.
| Petronas Towers | |
|---|---|
| Menara Berkembar Petronas | |
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| Record height | |
| Tallest in the world from 1998 to 2004[I] | |
| Preceded by | Willis Tower |
| Surpassed by | Taipei 101 |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Commercial offices and tourist attraction |
| Architectural style | Postmodern Islamic architecture |
| Location | Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Groundbreaking | 1 January 1992 |
| Construction started | 1 March 1993 |
| Completed | 1 March 1996 |
| Renovated | 15 September 2011 |
| Cost | US$1.6 billion[1] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 382.9 m (1,256 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 88 (with 5 being underground)[2] |
| Floor area | 295,000 m2 (3,175,000 sq ft) |
| Elevators | 30 (each tower) |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | KLCC Holdings Sdn Bhd |
| Main contractor | Tower 1: Hazama Corporation Tower 2: Samsung Engineering & Construction and Kukdong Engineering & Construction City Center: B.L. Harbert International |
| Architect | César Pelli[2] |
| Developer | KLCC Holdings Sdn Bhd[2] |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti & Ranhill Bersekutu[2] |
| References | |
| [2][3][4][5][6] | |
Petronas Towers Media
Development of the Petronas Towers Tower 1 level 43 floor plan from a Rub el Hizb symbol.
The cross section of the Petronas Towers is based on a Rub el Hizb, albeit with circular sectors similar to the bottom part of the Qutub Minar.
The Petronas Towers at night, 2008
KLCC Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Viewed from Traders Hotel
Inside View of Suria KLCC Shopping Centre
The atrium of the Suria KLCC Shopping Centre, housed in the Petronas Towers building complex.
Entrance of Suria KLCC
Kampung House decoration at Suria KLCC's centre court for Hari Raya
Deepavali decoration at Suria KLCC's centre court
Christmas decoration at Suria KLCC's centre court
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Sources
- ↑ "25 world-famous skyscrapers". cnn.com. CNN Travel. 6 August 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Petronas Towers at Glass Steel and Stone
- ↑ "Petronas Towers". SkyscraperPage.
- ↑ Petronas Towers at Structurae
