Located at the heart of Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur is the Kuala Lumpur
City Centre. KLCC is a city-within-a-city and is built to be one of the largest
real-estate developments in the world. At KLCC, the most recognizable fixture
is the
Petronas Twin Towers
.The integrated mixed-use development provides more than 1.67 million sq.
meters (18 millions sq feet) of:
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Commercial
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Retail
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Hotel
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Residential
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Entertainment facilities
Among the features that marks KLCC a world-class are the
Petronas Twin Towers
,
KLCC Skybridge
and the
Suria KLCC
. KLCC offers more than just these three developments and more are to come.
Visit the
Kuala Lumpur City Center
website on
http://www.klcc.com.my/
Petronas Twin Towers
Below are some facts about the Petronas Twin Towers.
Date
of Completion
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1998
(Opened Aug 31, 1999)
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Number of Storeys
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88
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Overall Height
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451.9m from street level (1483ft)
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Design/Architecture
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Cesar Pelli & Associates (US) in association with
KLCC architects
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Height of Superstructure
(without
pinnacle)
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378m
(1240ft)
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Tip
of longest pile to tip of pinnacle mast
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592.4m (1944ft)
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Total built-up area
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341,760 sq. m. (3.7 mn sq. ft.)
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Location of Skybridge
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Levels 41 and 42
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Length of Skybridge
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58.4m (192ft) double-decked
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Height of Skybridge
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170m
from street level (558ft)
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Weight of Skybridge
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750
tonnes
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Skybridge Support
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Two-hinge arch with rotational pins (spherical
bearings) at Level 29, rising 63 degrees
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Vertical Transportation
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Total= 76 lifts. 29 Double-deck high speed passenger
lifts in each tower. Each double-deck can carry 26
persons.
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Number of escalators
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10
in each tower
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Stainless Steel Cladding
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65,000 sq m (700,000 sq ft)
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Vision Glass
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77,000 sq m (830,000 sq ft)
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Concrete
(various strength up to grade 80)
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160,000 cu m in the superstructure (5.7mn cu
ft)
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Steel
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36,910 tonnes of beam, trusses and
reinforcement
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Foundation
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4.5m
(15 ft) thick raft containing 13,200 cu m of grade 60
concrete, weighing approximately 32,550 tonnes under each
Tower, supported by 104 barrette piles from 60m to 115m in
length.
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Building Control System
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Central management of air-conditioning and
lighting
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Building Security System
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Card
Access and Alarm Monitoring System, Closed Circuit Television
System (CCTV), Voice Intercom System, and Photo Identification
System.
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Skybridge on the Tower
STANDING at 170m and connecting
two levels - 41 and 42 - of both towers, the skybridge
symbolizes the gateway to the City Centre, and the doorway to the infinite. It
was not an easy task to form complete the construction of the skybridge.
The following report at
KIAT.NET
summarises the beginning of the skybridge, the ups and downs of the crew and
the final exhiliration at its completion. See the
report at KIAT.NET
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Visit the
PETRONAS Twin Towers
Suria Mall
Suria KLCC Mall
is a huge six-level crescent-shaped shopping mall, opened on May 8th, 1998
nestled at the foot of the world's tallest buildings
Petronas Twin Towers
. The shopping centre forms the base of the 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers
located in the heart of the capital. Suria KLCC - "suria" means sunshine in
Bahasa Malaysia language - has one million square feet (93,000 square metres)
of space with 80 percent already leased. 653,000 visitors were expected to pass
through the shopping centre each week.
Concourse Level
Entrance for LRT commuters and people from the car park area.
Presents an exciting mix of impulse items, sportswear, accessories,
photographic equipment and supplies, books as well as fast food
outlets.
Ground Floor
Features a collection of high fashion labels complemented by
elegant cafes fronting the 50-acre park.
First Floor
Major
stores of 4,000 square feet and more featuring international active
wear and diffusion lines.
Second Floor
Houses
well-known children's labels, book stores and collectables and the
1,200-seat Scotts Picnic Food Court.
Third Floor
An
entertainment and leisure level.
Fourth Floor
Houses
a 300-seat local food court and theme restaurants.
The Philharmonic Hall
Dewan Filharmonik
Petronas
Home to the
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Open Monday -
Saturday
10am-6pm (9pm on performance
nights)
Call +60-3-207-7007
http://www.dfpmpo.com/
Completed in 1997, the Twin
Towers are a striking glass-and-steel combination with floor plans
based on an eight-pointed star. The Towers were designed to
symbolize strength and grace using geometric principles typified in
Islamic architecture. The towers are also joined at the 41st and
42nd floors (175m above street level) by a 192ft-long (58.4m)
double-decker skybridge - linking the two sky lobbies and
facilitating the movement between the two towers. Inside the
6-storey tower retail podium, music lovers will have access to an
864-seat concert hall (the
Dewan Filharmonik Petronas
- a venue of architectural and acoustic
distinction), an interactive petroleum discovery center (PETROSAINS)
will be made ready for science buffs and an art
gallery.
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