3°9′27.3150″N 101°42′42.9386″E / 3.157587500°N 101.711927389°E
Petronas Towers | |
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Malay: Menara Berkembar Petronas | |
![]() Official wordmark | |
![]() The Petronas Towers at dusk, 2019 | |
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Alternative names | Petronas Twin Towers, KLCC Twin Towers |
Record height | |
Tallest in the world from 1998 to 2004[I] | |
Preceded by | Willis Tower |
Surpassed by | Taipei 101 |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
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 |
Opened | 31 August 1999 |
Inaugurated | 31 August 1999 |
Renovated | 16 September 2011 |
Cost | US$1.6 billion[2] |
Owner | KLCC Holdings Sdn Bhd |
Height | |
Architectural | 451.9 m (1,483 ft)[1] |
Tip | 451.9 m (1,483 ft) |
Antenna spire | 46 m (151 ft) |
Roof | 405.9 m (1,332 ft) |
Top floor | 375 m (1,230 ft) (Level 88)[1] |
Observatory | 370 m (1,210 ft) (Level 86) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 88 (with 5 being underground)[1] |
Floor area | 395,000 m2 (4,252,000 sq ft) |
Lifts/elevators | 38 (each tower) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | César Pelli[1] |
Developer | KLCC Holdings Sdn Bhd[1] |
Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti & Ranhill Bersekutu[1] |
Main contractor | Tower 1: Hazama Corporation Tower 2: Samsung Engineering & Construction and Kukdong Engineering & Construction City Center: B.L. Harbert International |
Other information | |
Public transit access | KJ10 KLCC LRT station |
Website | |
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References | |
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The Petronas Towers (Malay: Menara Berkembar Petronas), also known as the Petronas Twin Towers and colloquially the KLCC Twin Towers, are an interlinked pair of 88-story supertall skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, standing at 451.9 metres (1,483 feet). From 1998 to 2004, they were officially designated as the tallest buildings in the world until they were surpassed by the completion of Taipei 101. The Petronas Towers are the world's tallest twin skyscrapers and remained the tallest buildings in Malaysia until 2019, when they were surpassed by The Exchange 106. The Petronas Towers are a major landmark of Kuala Lumpur, along with the nearby Kuala Lumpur Tower and Merdeka 118, and are visible in many places across the city.
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