Lost in Kuala Lumpur» Architect Cesar Pelli http://www.lost-in-kualalumpur.com Are you lost in Kuala Lumpur? Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:11:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Petronas Twin Towers, The Tallest Twin Towers In The World http://www.lost-in-kualalumpur.com/petronas-twin-towers-the-tallest-twin-towers-in-the-world/ http://www.lost-in-kualalumpur.com/petronas-twin-towers-the-tallest-twin-towers-in-the-world/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 03:13:19 +0000 admin http://www.lost-in-kualalumpur.com/petronas-twin-towers-the-tallest-twin-towers-in-the-world/
The Petronas Twin Towers are the tallest twin tower buildings in the world. The buildings are situated in the capital of Malaysia, at the heart of Kuala Lumpur. The buildings were also the world tallest for a time before being topped by the Taipei 101 in Taiwan. The Petronas Twin Towers were the tallest buildings in the world during the period of 1998 to 2004. The Petronas Twin Towers surpassed the former tallest building in the world, the Sears Tower, upon completion of its construction in 1998.

According to regulatory guidelines, antennas of a tower are not considered towards the official height of the building, yet spires are counted as part of the official height of a tower. Therefore although the Sears Towers contained 110 floors and the Petronas Twin Towers have 88 floors, the Petronas Towers exceeded the official height of the Sears Towers by 10 meters. The Sears Towers nonetheless have their offices at a greater height than the Petronas Towers.

The Petronas Twin Towers were designed by the Argentine-American architect, Cesar Pelli and consists of Islamic influences towards the design of the towers. A skybridge provides access between the two towers, connecting the 42nd and the 41st floors of the towers to each other. The skybride is the tallest two story bridge to exist in the world. The bridge spans a length of 58 meters, weighs over 750 tons and lies 170 meters above the ground.

While visiting Kula Lumpur, one might need to find some Kuala Lumpur accommodation. A Kuala Lumpur hotel would be a good place to stay. Apart from providing Kuala Lumpur hotel accommodation, one would also be able gain access to many of the facilities available at the hotels.

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