Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Petronas Twin Towers are dual skyscrapers with a
postmodern design, located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The design of Cesar Pelli
is inspired by the Islamic symbol, Rub el Hizb – 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).
There are 88 floors in each of the towers. The two towers are connected at the
41st and 42nd floors by the sky bridge – the highest two-story bridge in the
world, which is 170 meters (558 feet) high, and 58 meters (190 feet) long.
The towers have a total of 78 elevators. The 29 main
elevators are all double-decker – 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.
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