The credit of being one among in the list of the tallest structures in the world goes to Petronas Twin Towers constructed in Kuala Lumpur city of Malaysia. These towers are known by other names like Twin Towers or Petronas Towers.
Petronas Twin Towers of Malaysia
One has to wonder by the height of this two tall building about 452 metres or 1483 feet. It comprises of 88 floors with floor area of 395000 sq.mts. The construction began in 1992 and completed in 1998.
The architect of these towers is “Cesar Pelli” ,an American and the structural Engineer is “Thornton Tomasetti”. The materials used for construction are strong reinforced concrete , steel and glass frontage with Islamic motif arts.
Tower 1 houses Petronas , oil and gas company.Petronas is the short name for Petrolium National Berhard.
Tower 2 houses number of multinational companies.
Sky Bridge : Towers 1 and 2 are connected by a two storied bridge named 
as Sky Bridge.It is on 41st and 42nd floors of the two towers 58 metres in length and 170 mts above the base. One can access higher levels through this where visitors can change elevators.only 41st floor is allowed for visitors and 42nd floor is for private tenants.In case of emergency to shift from one tower to another it acts as a safe path.
The another important aspect of these towers is the modernized lift system with great features and service building for the operation of towers.
At the base of the towers is huge shopping complex of 140,000 sq.mts called Suria KLCC ( suria means sunshine ) comprising modern and luxurious shops, restaurants, cafes , 12 screen cinema, an art gallery ,Science Discovery centre over 6 floors and an orchestra Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra at Petronas Philharmonic hall.
The other feature below the towers is large 17 acres KLCC Park , a public 
park with greenery all around showing the importance of nature to mankind. The features of this park are Lake symphony with pools and fountains, playground for children , jogging track and footpath.
Petronas towers appeared in many scenes in films serving as shooting spot and also in games.
Twin Towers of Malaysia are the major attraction and a familiar tourist destination drawing millions of vistors from all over the world.
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