Petronas Towers
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| 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 | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | Jalan Ampang Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 3°09′28″N 101°42′42″E / 3.15785°N 101.71165°ECoordinates: 3°09′28″N 101°42′42″E / 3.15785°N 101.71165°E |
| Groundbreaking | 1 January 1992 |
| Construction started | 1 March 1993 |
| Completed | 1 April 1994 |
| Inaugurated | 1 August 1999 |
| Renovated | 1 January 1997 |
| Cost | US$ 1.6 billion |
| Height | |
| Height | 451.9 m (1,483 ft)[1] |
| Roof | 378.6 m (1,242 ft) |
| Top floor | 375 m (1,230 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 88 (+5 basement floors)[1] |
| Floor area | 395,000 m2 (4,252,000 sq ft) |
| Elevators | 78 |
| 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[1] |
| Developer | KLCC Holdings Sdn Bhd[1] |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti[1] |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
The Petronas Towers are two very tall skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 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.
Sources [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Petronas Towers - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. http://skyscrapercenter.com/kuala-lumpur/petronas-tower-1/.
- ↑ Petronas Towers at Emporis
- ↑ Petronas Towers at SkyscraperPage
- ↑ Petronas Towers in the Structurae database
