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Looking up at the top - 2007-3-22 (526108)
(c) John Bek
 
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Looking up from the front entrance - 2007-3-22 (464355)
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The tower creating its own clouds - 2007-3-22 (414079)
(c) John Bek
 
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Identification
Official name Petronas Tower 1
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Emporis Building Number 106014
 
Location
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Bordering street Jalan Ampang
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Complex Petronas Towers
Zone Kuala Lumpur City Centre
District Kawasan Perancangan Pusat
City Kuala Lumpur
State Kuala Lumpur
Country Malaysia
 
Technical Data
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Height (struct.) 452 m 1,483 ft
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Floors (OG) 88
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Construction end 1998
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Building in General
Type of construction skyscraper
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Status completed

Facts
- The security system includes a card access and alarm monitoring system, closed circuit television, a voice intercom, and a photo ID system.
- The two towers have a total of 76 lifts, including 29 double-decker high speed passenger lifts in each tower. Each double-decker elevator can carry 26 persons.
- The architectural and engineering team was chosen on the basis of its experience with the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle-Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle], a world's-tallest proposal from Chicago with a narrow concrete structure that was very similar to the Petronas design.
- From 1996 to 2003 this tower shared the world's tallest building title with Petronas Tower 2.

News
- Petronas bridge open to the public (2000-06-24 04:55:00)

Companies involved in this Building*
Architect: Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects , Adamson Associates International , RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Private Limited

Emporis Premium Companies: IBA Consultants, Wieland Electric GmbH, MANNTECH Building Maintenance Systems.

Other companies: Midciti Resources Sdn Bhd, KLCC Holdings Sdn Bhd, Consortium Petronas Tower I [Hazama Corporation,Ho Hup Construction Company Berhad,J.A. Jones Construction, Inc.,MMC Engineering Services Sdn Bhd,PS Mitsubishi Construction Co., Ltd.], Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., Flack + Kurtz, Balmori Associates, Ove Arup & Partners [Arup], Motioneering, Inc., STS, Brandston Partnership Inc., Lumino Design (Malaysia) SDN BHD, Kirkegaard Associates, KTA Tenaga Sdn Bhd, Wintech Ltd., Larson Engineering of Minnesota, HMA Consulting, Inc., Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc., Taylor Devices, Inc., Pernas Otis Elevator Company Sdn. Bhd., Cupples International Inc., PERI-HORY Malaysia Formwork Sdn Bhd, Petroliam Nasional Bhd.