Petronas
Twin Towers
Petronas
Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur is located in the heart of the capital
city and is a truly spectacular sight. The Petronas Twin Towers
Kuala Lumpur is the world's tallest twin structures at a height
of 452 metres.
Petronas
Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur was inspired by the five pillars of
Islam and was designed by an Argentinean- American Architect
Cesar Pelli. The twin towers are 88 story and stand at a height
of 452 metres above street level. The sky bridge is located on
levels 41 and 42 and is 58.4 metres in length and is at a height
of 170 metres above street level. There are 29 double deck high
speed passenger lifts in each tower. There are 10 escalators in
each tower.
Petronas
Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur features stainless steel cladding and
vision glass. 36,910 tonnes of steel have been used to construct
the twin towers. Some of the prominent features of the twin
towers include Building Control System, Building Security System
and state of the art Communication System.
Kuala
Lumpur Tower
Menara Kuala Lumpur stands majestically a top of Bukit Nanas at
421 meters and 94 meters above sea level, is considered a main
feature of the city skylineone and perhaps most enduring images
a visitor to KL will encounter.
The
KL-Tower's architecture reflects the country's Islamic heritage
with the construction detailing Arabic Scripts, Islamic tiles,
classic Islamic floral and abstract motifs and soothing colour
combinations.
Menara
Kuala Lumpur ranks fourth amongst the tallest telecommunications
towers in the world and was constructed over a period of four
years and completed in May 1996.
Besides
the panoramic view, Menara KL has something for the
city-dwelling, nature enthusiast. The verdant green surrounding
Menara KL is the Bukit Nanas Forest - the only oldest gazetted
forest reserve in the country.
It
covers an area of 10.05 hectares and is considered the 'Green
Lung' of Kuala Lumpur. It is a sanctuary to a wonderful array of
flora and fauna which is unique to our tropical nature.
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