The twin towers landmark, in New York,United States that represented the original World Trade Center, had been destroyed long back in September 11,2001.They were definitely a pride of United States of America(USA).
But on this point,there is a need in checking the title again!!
Most people will conclude that I have written,the title wrong.Twin Towers,were there in USA,how come Malaysia came in between??
So,do I really need to change the title??
The answer is a big "no".For a clarification,let me assure you all,the title is not wrong.Most of people know that a pair of twin towers,existed in USA.But a few little do know,about the same in Kuala Lumpur,the capital of Malaysia.
The Petronas Towers,also called as the Petronas Twin Towers,are twin sky scrapes in the city of Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.They were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004,and remain the tallest twin building in the world,today.
This post can be regarded as an attempt to open eyes for those who don't know about them!!
Much like the Twin Towers,USA,the "Petronas Twin Towers" are also a pride of Malaysia.Located very near to the Kuala Lumpur Tower,this pair of towers,depict the landmark of Kuala Lumpur.
I personally,had visited Malaysia,about 2 years ago.I had the opportunity of visiting the towers,and getting to see a glance of them.The beauty of the towers is immense.The architectural design is well planned and there are show rooms of almost every possible brand.The visitors are allowed to visit only up to the 41st floor,where there is a sky bridge connecting the two towers,and the beauty of the whole city can easily be seen from that sky bridge.
The night view of the towers would be somewhat like this:
Although,the visit was not for a very long time,but still,ample research after wards,has helped me collect a large amount of info,on the towers,which I am summarizing point wise as below:
1)The towers were designed by famous Argentine American architect Cesar Pelli, who has also designed the
World Financial center complex in Manhattan,quite near to the then fallen,World Trade Center.
2)The 88 floor towers are constructed largely of reinforced concrete,with a steel and glass facade,in order to
resemble motifs found in Islamic Art,thus reflecting Malaysia's muslim religion.
3)Another Islamic influence is the cross-section of towers,based on "Rub El Hizb",the famous Muslim symbol of overlapping squares.
It is then added with circular sectors to meet office space requirements.
4)Officially opened on August 1,1999 by the then prime minister of Malaysia,the towers were built on Kuala Lumpur's race track.
5)After initial construction,the Tower 1 was found to be leaning 25 millimetres off from vertical.However,It was corrected till completion.
6)The office spaces in Tower 2 include a large number of companies like IBM,Huawei,HCL,Microsoft, Reuters and many others.
7)The Tower 1 is fully occupied by Petronas,the famous oil and gas company in Malaysia,and it's subsidiaries.
8)Suria KLCC,is an upmarket retail center at feet of the towers,which includes an art gallery,an underwater aquarium as well as a science center to enhance attraction. Suria KLCC is one of the largest shopping malls in Malaysia.
9)The KLCC park,spanning 17 acres below the building,is furnished with jogging and walking paths,a fountain incorporated with light show,a wading pool as well as a children's park.
10)The lift system is a double decker lift system,with lower deck taking passengers to odd numbered floors,and upper deck to even numbered ones.The total number is 29 for each tower.
11)Additional connecting lifts are also present.
12)The sky bridge is at a height of 170 meter from street level,and the towers are provided with a 5 levels of basement parking.
13)There are 10 escalators,in each tower,and the total no of stairs is 1765 flights.
14)The towers exhibit a wonderful showroom of Clothes and Chocolates,that are famous in Malaysia.
For more info,the following link may be helpful:
Thus,the Petronas Towers are definitely a pride of Malaysia,and form a large part of it's business economy and growth.
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