Petronas Twin Tower (A♠)

Soaring to a height of 451.9 metres, the 88-storey twin structure is Kuala Lumpur's crown jewel. Majestic by day and dazzling at night, the PETRONAS Twin Towers is inspired by Tun Mahathir Mohamad's vision for Malaysia to be a global player. Together with master architect Cesar Pelli, the international icon powerfully captures the nation's ambitions and aspirations.

Planning started in January 1992, led by distinguished architect Cesar Pelli along with Deejay Cerico, J.C. Guinto and Dominic Saibo. Excavators began digging down 30 metres below the surface of the site on March 1993. The work required moving over 500 truckloads of earth every night.

The next stage was the single largest and longest concrete pour in Malaysian history. 13,200 cubic metres of concrete was continuously poured through a period of 54 hours for each tower. This record-breaking slab with 104 piles forms the foundation for each tower.

From this floor rose a 21 metre high retaining wall, with a perimeter length of over one kilometre. This concrete shell and the basement area it encloses required two years and up to 40 workers on site, all day and night.

The construction of the superstructure commenced in April 1994, after rigorous tests and simulations of wind and structural loads on the design.

The PETRONAS Twin Towers was finally encased in steel and glass and completed in June 1996.

吉隆坡国油双峰塔

吉隆坡国油双峰塔曾经是世界最高的摩天大楼，但仍是世界最高的双塔楼，也是世界第五高的大楼。坐落于吉隆坡市中市(Kuala Lumpur city centre) 简称KLCC计划区的西北角，属于此计划区的第一阶段工程。

吉隆坡国油双峰塔高452米，共地上88层，由美国建筑设计师西萨·佩里（Cesar Pelli）所设计的大楼表面大量使用了不锈钢与玻璃等材质。双峰塔与邻近的吉隆坡塔同为吉隆坡的知名地标及象征。

这个工程于1993年12月27日动工，1996年2月13日正式封顶，1997年建成使用。它是马来西亚国家石油公司用20亿马币建成的，一座是马来西亚国家石油公司办公用，另一座是出租的写字楼，在第40与41层之间有一座天桥，方便楼与楼之间来往。从吉隆坡市内各处都很容易见到这座大厦。大厦非常壮观，就像两座高高的尖塔刺破长空。

双塔大厦于1998年完工，共88层，高1483英尺（452米），它是两个独立的塔楼并由裙房相连。在两座主楼的41和42楼之间有一座长58.4米、距地面170米高的天桥。独立塔楼外形像两个巨大的玉米，故又名双峰大厦。

Official Website （官方网站） :-
http://www.petronastwintowers.com.my/