The PETRONAS Twin Towers are the
world's tallest towers until this day. The towers are almost 1500 feet high and
the 88 -storey high structure is Malaysia's crown jewel! No tourist would dare
visit Malaysia without taking there picture in this wonderful architectural
wonder. The Malaysians say that the place is Majestic by day and dazzling
at night and we witnessed its beauty first hand.
The
PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS is Malaysia's way of becoming a global player in the world
of tourism. The TWin Towers in inspired by Tun Mahathir Mohamad's grand vision
to make Malaysia a place to be. Architect Cesar Pelli beautifully made the
Malaysia's ambitions and ambitions truly world class.
The
site planing for PETRONAS Twin Towers began in 1992 and excavators began
digging down 30 metres below the surface of the site on March 1993. The work
required moving 500 truckloads of earth every night. The foundation alone
took one year to complete then in April 1994 the construction of the
superstructure began.
The
construction of the PETRONAS Twin Towers cost a fortune. In the six years it
was built, the cost was around 1.6 Billion dollars when it was completed. The
foundation alone needed 12 months to complete which was 400 meter deep.
Given the tremendous height, the Skyscraper need strong, deep foundations
into the ground below.
The
PETRONAS Towers is the tallest building in the world when it opened in 1998
until the Taipei 101 building was built in 2004. To date it is still
known as the tallest twin towers in the world. The Towers got recognized worldwide when Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta Jones shot the final sequences of their movie "Entrapment!" in 1999.
The PETRONAS Twin Towers
has 29 double-decker high speed elevators, six heavy-duty elevators and four
executive lifts. Each passenger deck can carry up to fifty two people in total.
The elevator speeds vary form 3.5 miles per second to 6.00 miles per
second. The Suria KLCC is just located at the feet of the Petronas. This mall boasts of 300 stores and is one of the largest shopping centers in Malaysia.
"As
an internationally recognized landmark, The PETRONAS Twin Towers symbolize the
courage, ingenuity, initiative, determination, energy, confidence, advancement
and zest of a nation." - Tun Dr. Mahatir Mohamad, 4th & 7th Prime
Minister of Malaysia
PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS
Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088
Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
