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Wikipedia The Petronas Twin Towers also known as the Petronas Towers or just Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia are twin towers and were the world s tallest buildings before being surpassed by Taipei 101 However the towers are still the tallest twin buildings in the world They were the world s tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004 Designed by Argentine American architect César Pelli the Petronas Towers were completed in 1998 and became the tallest buildings in the world on the date of completion They were built on the site of Kuala Lumpur s race track Because of the depth of the bedrock the buildings were built on the world s deepest foundations The 120 meter foundations were built by Bachy Soletanche and required massive amounts of concrete 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 Another Islamic influence on the design is that the cross section of the towers is based on a Rub el Hizb albeit with circular sectors added to meet office space requirements Due to a lack of steel and the huge cost of importing steel the towers were constructed on a cheaper radical design of super high strength reinforced concrete High strength concrete is a material familiar to Asian contractors and twice as effective as steel in sway reduction however it makes the building twice as heavy on its foundation than a comparable steel building Supported by 23 by 23 meter concrete cores and an outer ring of widely spaced super columns the towers use a sophisticated structural system that accommodates its slender profile and provides from 1300 to 2000 square metres of column free office space per floor Below the twin towers is Suria KLCC a shopping mall and Dewan Filharmonik Petronas the home of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Tower One is fully occupied by Petronas and a number of its subsidiaries

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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

Wikipedia Masjid Jamek is one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia It is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak River and was designed by Arthur Benison Hubback The Sultan of Selangor officially opened the mosque in 1909 two years after construction was completed The mosque was built on the first Malay burial ground in the city Before the national mosque Masjid Negara was opened in 1965 Masjid Jamek served as Kuala Lumpur s main mosque edit Features The mosque has a Moorish architecture Across the Klang River stands the Sultan Abdul Samad Building a building that was designed by the same architect and shares a similar style Nearby is the Masjid Jamek LRT station that is served by the Kelana Jaya Line Sri Petaling Line and Ampang Line Dataran Merdeka is also nearby

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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

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Brickfields Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

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Kampung Baru Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

Wikipedia Suria KLCC is a 1 5 million sq feet 140 000 m² shopping complex located at the base of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur City Centre It is located on 6 floors with anchor tenants Isetan Parkson Grand Tanjong Golden Village Signatures Level 2 Food Court and Marks and Spencer Suria is the native Malaysian word for Sunshine It was opened on August 31 1999 It houses mostly luxury and fashionable shops as well as cafes restaurants a 12 screen cinema a concert hall an art gallery and a Science Discovery Centre over 6 floors It is almost directly underneath the Petronas Twin Towers

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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

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Brickfields Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

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Brickfields Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

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Kampung Baru Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

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Kampung Baru Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia

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