A trip to MSC - Kuala Lumpur City Centre

Kuala Lumpur City Centre





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:
  • Commercial
  • Retail
  • Hotel
  • Residential
  • 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.

Map of KLCC

Visit the Kuala Lumpur City Center website on
http://www.klcc.com.my/

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Petronas Twin Towers

The 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers
Below are some facts about the Petronas Twin Towers.
Date of Completion 1998 (Opened Aug 31, 1999)
Number of Storeys 88
Overall Height 451.9m from street level (1483ft)
Design/Architecture Cesar Pelli & Associates (US) in association with KLCC architects
Height of Superstructure
(without pinnacle)
378m (1240ft)
Tip of longest pile to tip of pinnacle mast 592.4m (1944ft)
Total built-up area 341,760 sq. m. (3.7 mn sq. ft.)
Location of Skybridge Levels 41 and 42
Length of Skybridge 58.4m (192ft) double-decked
Height of Skybridge 170m from street level (558ft)
Weight of Skybridge 750 tonnes
Skybridge Support Two-hinge arch with rotational pins (spherical bearings) at Level 29, rising 63 degrees
Vertical Transportation Total= 76 lifts. 29 Double-deck high speed passenger lifts in each tower. Each double-deck can carry 26 persons.
Number of escalators 10 in each tower
Stainless Steel Cladding 65,000 sq m (700,000 sq ft)
Vision Glass 77,000 sq m (830,000 sq ft)
Concrete
(various strength up to grade 80)
160,000 cu m in the superstructure (5.7mn cu ft)
Steel 36,910 tonnes of beam, trusses and reinforcement
Foundation 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.
Building Control System Central management of air-conditioning and lighting
Building Security System 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

Skybridge on Petronas Twin Towers

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 .

Visit the PETRONAS Twin Towers

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Suria Mall

The elevator pillar within Suria KLCC

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.

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The Philharmonic Hall

Dewan Filharmonik Petronas
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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Created by: Wai Teen, Chia.
Created on: 6th SEPT 2000
Updated on: 11th SEPT 2000