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The Petronas Towers (Malay: Menara Berkembar Petronas), also known as the Petronas Twin Towers and colloquially the KLCC Twin Towers, are an interlinked pair of 88-storey supertall skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, standing at 451.9 metres (1,483 feet).
Kuala lumpur skyscrapers in 1980s before the existence of KLCC. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) as of 2024, Kuala Lumpur has 179 skyscrapers exceeding 150 m (492 ft) in height, the most in Malaysia. 57 of these buildings stand taller than 200 m (656 ft) and another six exceed 300 m (984 ft) in height. [1]
Name City Country Height (max.) Floors (Tower 1/Tower 2) Notes Petronas Twin Towers: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 451.9 m (1,483 ft) [1] 88/88: Tallest twin buildings in the world.
In 1985, the 65-storey Komtar in George Town became the first skyscraper to exceed 200 metres (656 ft) in height. [7] The Petronas Towers, a pair of 88-storey supertall skyscrapers located in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre, were the tallest skyscrapers in the world from 1998 to 2004, and remains the tallest twin skyscrapers in the world as of ...
These Twin Towers, at 1,483 feet (452 meters), had a higher architectural height (spires, not antennas), but a lower absolute pinnacle height and a lower top occupied floor than the Willis Tower in Chicago. Counting buildings as structures with floors throughout, and with antenna masts excluded, the Willis was still considered the tallest at ...
In contrast, the Chrysler Building employed a very large 38.1 m (125 ft) spire secretly assembled inside the building to claim the title of world's tallest building with a total height of 318.9 m (1,046 ft), although it had a lower top occupied floor and a shorter height when both buildings' spires were excluded.
Petronas Towers: 536,300 (5,773,000) Kuala Lumpur Malaysia: 452 (1,483) 2012 The complex includes the 452 m (1,483 ft) Petronas Twin Towers, completed in 1996, and the 267 m (876 ft) Tower 3, completed in 2012; Floor area of the two twin towers: 395,000 m 2 (4,250,000 sq ft) Floor area of a single twin tower: 197,500 m 2 (2,126,000 sq ft) [176]
Towers are most often built to use their height for various purposes, and can stand alone or as part of a larger structure. Some common purposes are for telecommunications, and as a viewing platform. The Tokyo Skytree, completed in 2012, is 634 m (2,080 ft), making it the tallest tower in the world. Spinnaker Tower