The Petronas Twin Towers are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 when they were surpassed by Taipei 101. The buildings are a landmark of Kuala Kuala, along with nearby Kuala Lumpur Tower; they remain the tallest building in the city.
About Petronas Towers in brief
The Petronas Twin Towers are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 when they were surpassed by Taipei 101. The 88-floor towers are constructed largely of reinforced concrete, with a steel and glass facade designed to resemble motifs found in Islamic art. The twin towers were built on the site of Kuala Lumpur’s race track. Below the twin towers is Suria KLCC, a shopping mall, and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Hall, home of the Petrona Philharmonics Orchestra. On April 15, 1999, Felix Baumgartner set the world record for the world’s tallest concert hall with a height of 15.23 metres. The buildings are a landmark of Kuala Kuala, along with nearby Kuala Lumpur Tower; they remain the tallest building in the city. The towers were designed by Argentine architect César Pelli in a distinctive postmodern style. The structural system is a tube in tube design, invented by Fazlur Rahman Khan. The foundations were completed within 12 months by Bachy Soletanche and required massive amounts of concrete.
The concrete raft foundation, comprising 13,200 cubic metres of concrete was continuously poured through a period of 54 hours for each tower. The raft is 4. 6 metres thick, weighs 32,500 tonnes and held the worldrecord for the largest concrete pour until 2007. The building was officially opened by the Prime Minister of Malaysia’s Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad on 31 August 1999. It is the first building in Malaysia to reach the height of 10,000 metres (30,000 feet) and is the second tallest in Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur City Hall. It was completed by Kukdong Engineering & Construction. Tower 2 became the first to reach 9,500 metres (16,000ft) in 2004. The tower was the first in the Asian region to reach this height and is still the tallest in the Asia-Pacific region at the time. It has been home to Malaysia’s national football team and the Malaysia Football Association (MFA) for the last 20 years. The MFA also has its headquarters in the building, which is located in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.
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