Petronas Twin Towers

Petronas Twin Towers, pair of high rise office structures in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that are among the world's tallest structures. The Twin Towers, assembled to house the base camp of Petronas,

the national petroleum organization of Malaysia, were outlined by the Argentine-conceived American designer Cesar Pelli; they were finished in 1998. The arrangement for every tower is indistinguishable: an eight-lobed round structure that contains 88 stories of occupiable space and a pyramid-formed zenith surmounted by a thin steel tower. Both ascent to a tallness of 1,483 feet (451.9 meters), which incorporates 242 feet (73.6 meters) for zenith and tower. Every building is upheld by 16 substantial sections around its edge, which, alongside whatever remains of the casing, are made of high-quality, steel-fortified cement instead of basic steel; the outside sheathing comprises of stainless steel and glass. A skybridge two stories tall connections the two towers between the 41st and 42nd stories.

In 1996, after the towers had been connected to the structures (and each had subsequently come to its full stature), the Petronas Twin Towers were pronounced the world's tallest structures, overshadowing the previous record holder, the 110-story Sears (now Willis) Tower in Chicago.

The top of the Sears Tower was really more than 200 feet (60 meters) higher than those of the Twin Towers, however the towers on the towers' zeniths were viewed as essential parts of the general design structure (see Researcher's Note: Heights of structures). The Twin Towers, thusly, lost their superior status in 2003 after a tower was placed set up on the Taipei 101 (Taipei Financial Center) building, in Taipei, Taiwan, and that structure came to a tallness of 1,667 feet (508 meters).