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Petronas Towers

Petronas Towers
Building information
NamePetronas Towers
Alternate namesMenara Petronas
Menara Berkembar Petronas
TypeCommercial offices
LocationJalan Ampang
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
OwnerKLCC Holdings Sdn Bhd
Started1992
Completed1998
Size250px
Antenna spire451.9 m
Roof378.6 m
Top floor375 m
Floor count88
Floor area395000 m2 (4251744.6 sqft)
Elevator count78
Main contractorTower1: Hazama Corporation
Tower2: Samsung Engineering & Construction and Kukdong Engineering & Construction
City Center: B.L. Harbert International
Cost{{US$|1.6 billion}}
ArchitectCésar Pelli
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti

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The Petronas Towers (also known as the Petronas Twin Towers) are skyscrapers and twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the CTBUH's official definition and ranking, they were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 until surpassed by Taipei 101, but remain the tallest twin buildings in the world. The building is the landmark of Kuala Lumpur with nearby Kuala Lumpur Tower.

Petronas Towers Video

He finally conquered the tower on 1st September 2009, read more here: www.themalaysianinsider.com video capture at level 59, courtesy of Moe.
1.23 min. | 4.76 user rating		 Petronas Towers video from a high elevation (KL Tower). Also featuring Kuala Lumpur CBD.
1.48 min. | 4.64 user rating		 Daredevil Alain Robert, arguably the most daring climber the world has ever seen, scales to the top of the Petronas Towers to literally be on top of the world. Daredevils: www.channel4.com Daredevils on 4oD: www.channel4.com
2.22 min. | 4.88 user rating		 www.resortmelaka.com Visit my travel blog for more interesting places around the globe. video capture at level 59, courtesy of Moe. He made it on 1st September 2009 (today) on top of KLCC. He finally conquered the tower...
1.25 min. | 4.44 user rating		 Malaysian police squashed a demonstration Wednesday near the venue of the East Asia Summit, detaining six opposition activists protesting human rights abuses at home as well as in Myanmar and Thailand. Police briefly scuffled with a handful of activists and snatched their banners before they could be unfurled in a small park, about 100 meters (yards) from the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center (near the Petronas Twin Towers) where Asian leaders were meeting. Uniformed police also took away plastic boxes containing pamphlets denouncing the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which held summit meetings on Monday and Tuesday before hosting the East Asia Summit with six other countries on Wednesday. "ASEAN leaders have sat for two days and discussed nothing on human rights," said Tian Chua, one of the six people detained, before he was led away. "Today ASEAN has proved itself to be a club of dictators who refuse to listen to any form of criticism from its people," said Tian, spokesman for Malaysian opposition People's Justice Party. The party had planned a public demonstration to protest against ASEAN's failure to secure the freedom of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and to bring about democracy in that military-ruled country. They also were protesting against alleged human rights abuses in Malaysia and in Thailand's southern provinces where the government is battling an Islamic insurgency. Among those arrested were two women, one of whom was dragged to <b>...</b>
6.72 min. | 3.8 user rating
This Daredevils documentary catches up with Alain Robert, arguably the most daring climber the world has ever seen, as he attempts to scale Malaysia's Petronas Towers. Daredevils: www.channel4.com Catch up on 4oD: www.channel4.com
1.75 min. | 4.77 user rating		 Im in Kuala Lumpur for three days on business and so time to squeeze in the local landmarks. The first stop on any sightseeing expedition here has to be the dramatic Petronas Twin Towers, one of the most famous skyscrapers in the world and very handily less than a ten minute walk from the guest house where I am staying for a couple of nights. Its acres of steel shine in the daytime sunlight and are floodlit spectacularly at night meaning that you can see the towers from almost anywhere in the city; they are the focal point that the city's hub revolves around. To get to them a map is barely necessary, you just point in their direction and they guide you. When it opened in 1998 the Petronas Twin Towers, with 88 floors, was the tallest building in the world, a few metres higher than the famous Empire State Building. The skyscraper certainly did its job: it put the city on the global map and turned state petroleum company, Petronas, into a household name. Six years later Tapei 101 took over its mantle as it was just over 50 metres higher, and since then the Sears/Willis Tower in Chicago arrived on the skyscraper scene it is almost equally as tall before the 160 floor Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which has just officially opened, shattered the established order with an unmatchable height of 828 metres. However for sheer visual appeal and global recognition, the Petronas Twin Towers, already immortalized in a Hollywood movie, is arguably still the most famous skyscraper in the world <b>...</b>
6.78 min. | 4.72 user rating		 UFO captured on camera by tourists at the Petronas Towers, Malayasia. October 2010
0.62 min. | 2.94 user rating		 This Daredevils documentary catches up with Alain Robert, arguably the most daring climber the world has ever seen, as he attempts in September 2009 to scale the one building that has eluded him time and again: Malaysia's Petronas Towers.
0.67 min. | 4.90 user rating		 A malaysian security officer disturbes a book reading tourist which falls in to the water of the fountain underneath the petronas towers in Kuala lumpur
1.45 min. | 3.87 user rating

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Melbourne architectural firms bags deal to build the world's second tallest tower - IBTimes Hong Kong Tweet this news
IBTimes Hong Kong---...- the tower will be second only to Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai at 828 meters and will be the tallest structure in the country overtaking -Petronas Towers- ... - Date : Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:06:25 GMT+00:00
Skyscraper climber faces charges in Sydney - CBC.ca Tweet this news
CBC.ca--Robert, 48, has climbed more than 70 skyscrapers around the world, including the Empire State Building in New York and the -Petronas Towers- in Kuala Lumpur. ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:56:41 GMT+00:00
Two Friends Out To Watch Merdeka Eve Fireworks Assaulted - Bernama Tweet this news
Bernama--KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- Two friends wanting to watch a fireworks display on Merdeka Eve (Monday) at the -Petronas- Twin -Towers- (KLCC) ended up being ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:39:11 GMT+00:00
French Spiderman scales 57-storey building - NDTV.com Tweet this news
NDTV.com--The 48-year-old has climbed more than 70 skyscrapers around the world, including the Empire State Building, the Sears Tower and the -Petronas Towers- in Kuala ... - Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:15:45 GMT+00:00
Impiana Hotels Group looks to gain worldwide exposure - eTurboNews Tweet this news
eTurboNews--So far, the Kuala Lumpur property - next to the -Petronas Towers- - and the Phuket property in Patong give visibility to international markets. ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:48:20 GMT+00:00
A metropolis with best of all worlds - AsiaOne Tweet this news
AsiaOne---...- to be the best contemporary tropical design city in the world, citing the -Petronas- Twin -Towers- and Menara Maxis in Jalan Ampang as standout examples. ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:13:21 GMT+00:00
Malaysia Defence and Security Report Q3 2010 - Market Research Agency Tweet this news
Market Research Agency--Iconic places such as the -Petronas Towers- would be the most attractive targets. Malaysia shares a contentious border with the much less stable Thailand. ... - Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:01:24 GMT+00:00
When I took this photo in Malaysia … - University of Texas at Austin News Tweet this news
University of Texas at Austin News--Dominating the skyline, the -Petronas Towers- are a flex of Malaysian muscle asking the world for recognition. With an emerging economy, Malaysia is one of ... - Date : Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:19:14 GMT+00:00
Tourism Potential Of Petronas Twin Towers To Be Further Explored - Bernama Tweet this news
Bernama--And I think our Petronas Twin Towers have that potential too," she observed. Dr Ng said the -Petronas towers- should have a similar system -- one that allows ... - Date : Sat, 08 May 2010 03:28:58 GMT+00:00
Cultural connection - Malaysia Star Tweet this news
Malaysia Star--Rainforest showcase: The pavilion has greenery at its heart to represent our rainforest as well as a lift in the form of the -Petronas- Twin -Towers-. ... - Date : Sun, 16 May 2010 00:02:58 GMT+00:00

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Preceded by
Willis Tower		World's tallest building architectural element
452.0 m (1,482.9 ft)
1998-2003		Succeeded by
Taipei 101

MSC Malaysia

MSC CentreCyberjaya
MSC AreaKlang Valley
MSC Major LandmarksPetronas Twin Towers * Kuala Lumpur Tower * Kuala Lumpur Sentral * Technology Park Malaysia * Putrajaya * Cyberjaya * Kuala Lumpur International Airport * SUNTECH Tower
MSC InfrastructureExpress Rail Link * Maju Expressway (MEX) (KL-KLIA Dedicated Expressway) * Total Airport Management Systems
MSC Prime Applicationse-Government * MyKad
MSC Status companiesAsia Media * Astro All Asia Networks (Astro)

MY Skyscrapers in Malaysia

CompletedAlor Setar Tower * Berjaya Times Square * Dayabumi Complex * Empire Tower * Faber Towers * KOMTAR * Kuala Lumpur Tower * Kerinchi Pylon * Maxis Tower * Menara Great Eastern * Maybank Tower * Menara Mesiniaga * Menara MBPJ * Menara Telekom * Millennium Tower * Pavilion Kuala Lumpur * Petronas Twin Towers * Tun Mustapha Tower * SUNTECH Tower
Under constructionPenang Global City Centre
Construction suspendedPlaza Rakyat
ProposedSelangor Triple Towers
DemolishedJaya Supermarket * Pekeliling Flats * Suleiman Courts

KLCC Vicinity

Petronas Twin TowersPetronas Twin Towers * Suria KLCC * Dewan Filharmonik Petronas
Habitable AreasKuala Lumpur Convention Centre * Aquaria KLCC * Traders Hotel KLCC * Menara Exxon Mobil * The Binjai on the Park * Maxis Tower * Lot C * Mandarin Oriental Hotel Kuala Lumpur
UtilityKLCC Park * As Syakirin Mosque * KLCC District Cooling



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