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In the world where innovations and developments are swiftly done and realized, there is always an icon which symbolizes the progress of a specific place. For instance, the tower of Liberty in United States serves as a representation of people’s dreams in America. The same goes with the Eiffel Tower of France. This is also what the Petronas Twin Towers symbolizes for Malaysia.

Considered to be the world’s tallest twin towers, the Petronas Towers are located in the Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. It is specifically built in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre towering in the place of the old race track of Kuala Lumpur.

The twin towers were constructed and were redesigned by the government and some private sectors which cost $1.6 US Billion. The two towers were designed using the combination of traditional and modern architectural styles. Its structure follows the 8-rule of the Chinese which gives a huge importance to the number 8. Using a Malay Islamic art’s eight-pointed star as the floor plan with 88 floors all in all, the towers bear traditional art in this way.

Moreover, the modern side of the towers comes with the double-decker elevators used for bringing visitors to the higher floors and the concrete building materials used for the construction of the said towers.

The two towers are currently used differently in the given place. The first tower is occupied by the Petronas managed by the Malaysian government. Moreover, the second was actually for private sectors and companies spaces for rent and Al Jazeera and IBM are only two of the companies leasing in the said tower. Moreover, these towers are open for visitors who want to have an eagle’s view of Kuala Lumpur.

Do you want to visit the said tallest twin building? The Petronas Towers could be visited 9 in the morning until 7 in the evening but will be closed every Monday. Though not considered as the tallest building which the Burj in Dubai holds the title, the towers seem to be interesting for tourists.

This is also the reason why only 1,300 people will be allowed to enter the said towers. The limit is being followed for the safety of all the people and for order. The 1,300 passes are all free with different time frames scheduled. The passes given in a specific day should be used the same day they were given and in the scheduled time seen in each pass. These passes are given in the towers’ concourse level. The passes are given in a first-come-first-serve basis and are usually all gone by 9 in the morning.

If you want to visit the famous towers, have your way and get your pass. Get one before every pass is gone!

The Petronas tower is one of the most famous architectural structures in the world. It is located in the center of the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Petronas tower or the Petronas Twin tower as it is known is the largest twin towers in the world. The total height of the twin tower from the ground to the apes is about a whooping 378.6m. This is just the structure alone. Along with the antennas height, the tower will be as high as 451.9 meters.

The building was completed in the year 1998 and the cost of construction of the building was about 1.6 billion dollars. There are about 88 floors in the building and there are 78 elevators in the building that are used each day by millions of people who work in many of the offices in the tower.

The people who were instrumental in designing the tower were Cesar Pelli and Djay Cerico. They were able to understand the needs of the persons who sponsored the building. They were required to produce the tallest structure in the world and they were able to give it to the world!

Petroliam Nasional Bhd is a company that is having its offices in one of the towers. This company is also known as Petronas and this is the reason for the tower being named thus. In fact, the tower also has many of the subsidiary companies of the main company. The other tower also has several offices of some world famous companies in it. This has made the towers to be very famous.

A skybridge connects each of these towers together. The bridge is not fixed to the towers and has a provision to be able to slide into the towers in case of severe adverse weather conditions. The foot of the towers has a beautiful garden that has a fountain and also a playground for kids.