Petronas Towers, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, are among the tallest buildings in the world. Spires atop the 88-story towers bring their structural height to 1,483 feet (452 meters). A double-decker bridge joins the two buildings at the 41st and 42nd stories. The towers are the headquarters of Petronas, also known as Petroliam Nasional Berhad, Malaysia’s national oil and gas company.
The Petronas Towers are designed to reflect Islamic architecture. The towers are constructed primarily of steel, concrete, and glass. The floor space of the two buildings totals about 4,600,000 square feet (427,000 square meters).
The Petronas Towers were built by two international groups of construction and engineering firms. Construction began in 1993 and was completed in 1998. The structures were designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates (now Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects), an architectural firm in the United States.
See also Skyscraper.
