A visitors guide to the Petronas Towers, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia – Part 1
December 5, 2009 by admin
Filed under Tourist Attractions
“The Petronas Twin Towers was designed to symbolise strength and grace using geometric principles typified in Islamic architecture.”
The 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers was designed by Cesar Pelli and Associates and currently houses Petronas Corporate Headquarters. It is currently the 2nd most tallest building in the world after Taipei 101 in Taiwan. The Twin Towers symbolises strength and grace using geometric principles typified in Islamic architecture. It is located at the former Selangor Turf Club, a 100-acre site in the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s Golden Triangle.
Rising to 1,483 ft (451.9 m) like sentinels in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, this building cost a whopping US$1.2 billion. Completed in 1997, the Twin Towers are a striking glass-and-steel combination with floor plans based on an eight-pointed star.
The towers are joined at the 41st and 42nd floors (175m above street level) by a 192 ft-long (58.4 m) double-decker skybridge – linking the two sky lobbies and facilitating the movement between the two towers.
Getting There
By Bus
INTRAKOTA
Board from Star Hill at Jalan Bukit Bintang or from Jalan Chow Kit
CITY LINER
Board from Jalan Silang (next to Kotaraya Complex)
The drop-off points for these buses is Wisma Equity, Jalan Ampang (opposite the PETRONAS Twin Towers)
By Taxi
You can catch a taxi from anywhere around town to go to KLCC.
By Rail
Take the PUTRA LRT from Central Market (Pasar Seni) Station to KLCC.
Intrakota Bus – 23, 24A, 24C, 34A, 34D, 259, 270.
City Liner Bus – 176, 178, 182, 183, 185
MetroBus – 28
The PTT is easily accessible via taxi, bus or LRT. Board an Intrakota bus from Star Hill at Jalan Bukit Bintang or from Jalan Chow Kit, or a City Liner bus from Jalan Silang (next to Kotaraya Complex). The drop-off points for these buses is Wisma Equity, Jalan Ampang (opposite the PETRONAS Twin Towers). You can also take the PUTRA LRT from Central Market (Pasar Seni) or KL Sentral station to the KLCC station. Alternatively, you can catch a taxi from anywhere around town to go to KLCC.
