{"id":70,"date":"2014-04-23T01:03:07","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T01:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/?p=70"},"modified":"2022-09-19T11:00:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T11:00:28","slug":"petronas-twin-towers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/destinations\/malaysia\/petronas-twin-towers\/","title":{"rendered":"Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"Petronas<\/a><\/div>\n

The Petronas Twin Towers<\/strong> are dual skyscrapers with a postmodern design, located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its design by Cesar Pelli is inspired by the Islamic symbol, Rub el Hizb \u2013 two overlapping squares, rotated to create an eight-pointed star. The Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998-2004 (when they were surpassed by Taipei 101). The two towers are connected at the 41st and 42nd floors by the sky bridge \u2013 the highest two-story bridge in the world, which is 170 meters (558 feet) high, and 58 meters (190 feet) long.<\/p>\n

The towers have a total of 78 elevators. The 29 main elevators are all double-decker \u2013 the bottom deck stops at odd-numbered floors, and the upper deck serves even-numbered floors. To reach an even numbered floor from the ground, passengers must take an escalator up one level from the ground floor.<\/p>\n

The Petronas Towers symbolically represent Malaysia’s culture. The outline of the towers make ‘M’, the beginning letter of Malaysia, whereas a glimpse of the traditional handicrafts – basket weaving can be seen in the jagged outline.<\/p>\n

While one of the Petronas towers is occupied by Petronas and its allied companies, the other has following offices – AVEVA, HCL Technologies, The Agency (a modeling company), IBM, Al Jazeera English, Huawei Technologies, Carigali Hess, Bloomberg, Boeing, Khazanah Nasional Berhad, McKinsey & Co, TCS, Krawler, Microsoft, and Reuters.<\/p>\n

Petronas Twin Tower Height<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Twin Towers stand at a height of 452 meter and is ranked 9 among the tallest towers in the world.<\/p>\n

Petronas Twin Tower Map<\/h2>\n
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Location Map of Petronas Twin Tower<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Petronas Twin Tower Facts<\/h2>\n
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  • The towers were constructed between 1993 and 1994.<\/li>\n
  • Architect Cesar Pelli designed the towers.<\/li>\n
  • The height of each tower is 451.9 meters (1,483 feet).<\/li>\n
  • There are 88 floors in each of the towers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Where is Petronas Twin Tower ?<\/h2>\n

    The Petronas Twin Towers are located in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The towers can be reached within a half-hour drive from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. You can take a taxi, train, or bus to reach the towers.<\/p>\n

    Best time to visit Petronas Twin Tower<\/h2>\n

    The climate of Kuala Lumpur is hot and humid much of the year. The rainiest months are March to April, and September to November. The city is a great place to spend many national holidays and festivals, like Flora Fest in January or February and Malaysia Fest in May.<\/p>\n

    Petronas Twin Tower Video<\/h2>\n