Petronas Towers

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The tallest buildings in Southeast Asia

Jimmy McIntyre, Flickr

Petronas Towers

Tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 - according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Records

Remain tallest twin towers in the world

International Efforts

• Design — Argentine-American architect César Pelli

• Consultants — Canadian Firm

• Structural Engineers — New York

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Construction Timeline

Total = Approximately 7 years

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SizePetronas Towers

Compared to the other tallest buildings.

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32,000 windows.

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Einalem, Flickr

Specs

1,765 flights of steps or 88

stories.

The Skybridge connecting the two towers is the highest two story sky bridge in the world. It sits at the 41st and 42nd floors.

Skybridge

Doun Dounell, Flickr

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Construction of the Petronas Towers amounted to US$1.2 billion.

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Hadi Zaher, Flickr

Cost

He again attempted the feat, this time on the other building, almost ten years later exactly. This time he also managed to reach only 60th floor and was then arrested by the police.

Criminal Activity

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March 1997

March 2007

Alain "Spiderman" Robert, a French urban climber, tried to climb the Petronas Towers with his bare hands and feet. He reached the 60th floor, where he was arrested by the police.

Sources• Official Petronas Towers Website -

http://www.petronastwintowers.com.my/

• http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-petronas-towers-2975.html

• Images found on Flickr and Wikimedia Commons (captions on specific images)

Petronas Towers

Laurence Bradfordlaurencebradford.com@SEAdevelopment