Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur City Centre – KLCC

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Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur – KLCC

KLCC Towers, Malaysia Skyscraper Building – design by Cesar Pelli, architect

4 Sep 2009

Petronas Towers

Location: Kuala Lampur, Southeast Asia
Date built: 1998
Design: Cesar Pelli

Architecture photos by Tom Ravenscroft

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Building height: 452m – 1483 ft

Sears Tower – in Chicago, IL, USA – was the world’s tallest building for 25 years.

The Sears Tower height record was beaten in 1998 by Malaysia’s Petronas Towers, Kuala Lampur.

In 2004 Taipei 101 became the tallest building.

The pair of towers are the 3rd tallest buildings in the world at time of writing (2009).

Link: Cesar Pelli

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KLCC KLCC Petronas Towers Kuala Lampur Twin Towers

Suria KLCC shopping complex
Date built: 1999

Kuala Lampur Towers Kuala Lampur Tower

Shopping mall at base of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur City Centre:
shops, 12 screen cinema, concert hall, art gallery, Science Discovery Centre, cafes & restaurants

Cesar Pelli architect, designer of the KLCC towers

Location: Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia

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