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Petronas Towers
also known as Menara Berkembar Petronas, Petronas Twin Towers
 
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Night view from street level - 2006-8 (508319)
(c) Jonas Sauciunas
 
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Full tower view with fountain feature in the foreground as seen from KLCC PArk - 2006-8 (203426)
(c) Edmund Teo
 
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Location
City Kuala Lumpur
 
Project in General
Type of construction mixed-use
Status completed completed
 
Buildings of Petronas Towers
 
Building Floors Year
completed Petronas Tower 1 88 1998
completed Petronas Tower 2 88 1998

Facts
- Though they still hold the World's Tallest Twin Towers title, the much sought after World's Tallest title was taken by Taipei 101 at the official rooftop topping-out ceremony held on July 1, 2003.
- These were featured in the Hollywood blockbuster film "Entrapment" from 1999, starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
- The foundation under each tower is a 4.5 meter thick, 32,500 tonne raft containing 13,200 m³ of grade 60 concrete, supported by 104 barrette piles driven into the soft rock.
- A steel skybridge connects the towers 170m (558 feet) above the ground at the 41st and 42nd floors. The bridge is open to the public.

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

Other firms: Midciti Resources Sdn Bhd, KLCC Holdings Sdn Bhd, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., Flack + Kurtz, Balmori Associates, Ove Arup & Partners [Arup], Motioneering, Inc., STS, Brandston Partnership Inc., Kirkegaard Associates, KTA Tenaga Sdn Bhd, Wintech Ltd., Larson Engineering of Minnesota, IBA Consultants, HMA Consulting, Inc., Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc., Taylor Devices, Inc., Wieland Electric GmbH, Pernas Otis Elevator Company Sdn. Bhd., MANNTECH Building Maintenance Systems, Cupples International Inc., PERI-HORY Malaysia Formwork Sdn Bhd.