Kuala Lumpur: the Petronas Towers

The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers (Malay: Menara Petronas, or Menara Berkembar Petronas), are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur.  They were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 and remain the tallest twin towers in the world.

They are the headquarters for Petronas, an international oil and gas company wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia.

The towers were designed by Argentine - North American architect César Pelli.  A distinctive postmodern style was chosen to create a 21st-century icon for Kuala Lumpur.

The 88-floor towers are constructed largely of reinforced concrete, with a steel and glass facade designed to resemble motifs found in Islamic art, a reflection of Malaysia's Muslim religion.

Below the twin towers is Suria KLCC, a shopping mall, a 140,000 m2 (1,500,000 sq ft) upmarket retail center featuring mostly foreign luxury goods and high-street labels.  Click here to watch a video taken inside the mall.

Also below the twin towers is the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, the home of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.

Spanning 17 acres below the Towers is the KLCC Park with jogging and walking paths and a fountain with incorporated light show.  Click here to watch my video of the light show.