The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the CTBUH's official definition and ranking, they were the tallest building the the world from 1998 to 2004 until surpassed by Taipei 101, but they remain the tallest twin building in the world. The buildings are the landmark of Kuala Lumpur with nearby Kuala Lumpur Towers. The height of the towers is measured to the top of their structural components such as spire, but don't include antennas. Spires are considered actual integral parts of the architectural design of building to which changes would substantially change the appearance and design of the builing, whereas antennas may be added or removed without such consequences. The building is 452 m (1483 ft) high and the top floor is at 375 m (1230 ft).
The towers were designed by Argentine architect César Pelli. They chose a distinctive postmodern style to create a 21st-century icon for Kuala Lumpur. Planning of the Petronas Towers started on 1 January 1992 and included rigrous tests and simulations of wind and structural loads of the design. Seven years of construction followed, beginning on 1 March 1993 with the excavation which envolved moving 500 truckloads of earth every night to dig down 30 metres (98 ft) below the surface. The construction of the superstructure commenced on 1 April 1994. Interiors with furniture were completed on 1 January 1996, the spires of Tower 1 and 2 were completed on 1 March 1996 and the first batch of PETRONAS personal moved into the building on 1 January 1997. The building was officially opened by the Prime Minister of Malaysia's Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad on 1 August 1999.
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