PETRONAS TOWERS

twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that are the world's tallest buildings. Standing 1,483 ft (452 m) high, they were designed by the Argentinian-American architect Cesar Pelli. Completed in 1997, they surpassed Chicago's Sears Tower as the record-holding tallest structure. The twin towers house Petronas, Malaysia's government-owned oil company, as well as associated Malaysian firms and multinational companies. Part of a large burst of construction that marked the country's 1990s economic boom, the buildings stand at the northern end of a projected high-tech business zone, the Malaysia Multimedia Supercorridor. Built of steel-reinforced concrete columns clad in stainless steel and glass, with a design based on geometric patterns originating in ancient Islam, the 88-story buildings are connected at levels 41 and 42 by a double-decker pedestrian skybridge, and each tower is surmounted by a 242-ft-high (74-m) pinnacle. At the lower level, the Petronas Towers also include a concert hall that is home to the Malaysian Philharmonic and a business reference library.

See C. Pelli and M. J. Crosbie, Petronas Towers (2001); M. Thomas, The Petronas Twin Towers (2001).

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Malaysia, Modernity, and the Multimedia Super Corridor: A Critical Geography of Intelligent Landscapes
Book by Tim Bunnel; RoutledgeCurzon, 2004
Subjects: Information Technology--Malaysia, Malaysia--Economic Conditions, Malaysia--Economic Policy, Regional Planning--Malaysia
...explicitly Islamic symbolism of the Petronas Towers was perhaps surprising. One British...role of the national oil company, Petronas, is clearly important here. It...community (Jomo, 1995:4). Petronas previous headquarters, the Dayabumi...
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Construction: Craft to Industry
Book by Gyula Sebestyén; E and FN Spon, 1998
Subjects: Building--History, Construction Industry--History
...m 1974 Sears Tower, Chicago 443 m 1997 Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur...1954-55. The tower has a viewing...transmission towers are the 553 m...buildings in 1986 1. Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur...450 m 2. Sears Tower, Chicago 443...
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Critical Reflections on Cities in Southeast Asia
Book by Tim Bunnell, Lisa B. W. Drummond, K. C. Ho; Brill, 2002
Subjects: Cities And Towns--Asia, Southeastern, Urbanization--Asia, Southeastern
...else do Cesar Pellis Petronas Towers have going for...Petroski, Henry 1996 The Petronas Twin Towers . American Scientist...Reina, Peter 1996 Tower teams compete head...1998 Cesar Pelli. Petronas Towers. Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia...
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Preparing for Electronic Commerce in Asia
Book by Douglas Bullis; Quorum Books, 1999
Subjects: Electronic Commerce--Asia, Information Technology--Economic Aspects--Asia
...idea of success is the Petronas Twin Towers. They are indeed the...architect was Italian. One tower was constructed by...pumped from the ground Petronas or "Petroleum Nasional...United States. The Petronas Towers are not a testimony...
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Comrades & Capitalists: Hong Kong since the Handover
Book by Rowan Callick; University of New South Wales Press, 1998
Subjects: Hong Kong (China)--Economic Conditions, Hong Kong (China)--Politics And Government--1997-, Hong Kong (China)--Social Conditions
...Kuala Lumpurs Petronas towers, described...three enormous new towers. One, at 108 storeys...imaginatively, Nina Tower. The other two are extraordinary twin towers that will frame...architect of the Petronas towers, Cesar Pelli who...Pelli described the tower he is planning for...
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Behind Malaysia's "Miracle": A Veblenian Perspective on Mahathir's Era of Economic Modernization
Journal article by Choy Yee Keong; Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 40, 2006
Subjects: Economic reform--Case studies, Economic reform--Forecasts and trends, Economists--Criticism and interpretation, Economists--Works, Malaysia--Economic aspects, Malaysia--Economic policy, Structural adjustment (Economic policy)--Forecasts and trends, Veblen, Thorstein--Criticism and interpretation, Veblen, Thorstein--Works
...unseating Chicagos Sears Tower from its position as...building with its own twin towers--the Petronas Towers, which stand...emulation race eclipsing the Petronas Towers from its position...vacancy rate for office towers and shopping malls among...The development of the Petronas Towers and the relocation...
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Midtowns, Megastructures, and World Cities
Journal article by Larry R. Ford; The Geographical Review, Vol. 88, 1998
Subjects: Cities and towns--History, Geography, Historical--Economic aspects, Skyscrapers--Economic aspects
...the famous Tribune Tower and Wrigley Building...Chicago River. Famous towers in Atlanta, Boston...the "Islamic" Petronas Towers in Kuala...In addition, the Petronas Towers now represent the...colossal television tower and the nearby 1...Building, like the Petronas Towers, is eighty-eight...
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The Ethnography of Failure: Middle-Class Malays Producing Capitalism in an 'Asian Miracle' Economy
Journal article by Patricia Sloane-White; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 39, 2008
Subjects: Capitalism--Demographic aspects, Malaysia--Demographic aspects, Malaysia--Economic aspects, Middle class--Economic aspects, Middle classes--Economic aspects
...foundation, falling like a childs tower of blocks and killing many...prices for condos in Highland Towers were very high--only the...their mistresses in Highland Towers. When the reporters said that...national projects like the Petronas Towers, Cyberjaya, and the Proton...
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Building Biographies: To Know Cities from the Inside Out
Journal article by Larry R. Ford; The Geographical Review, 2001
Subjects: Biography--Social aspects, Cities and towns--Rating, Geographical research--Evaluation, Geography--Data processing
...people had downtown office towers of forty-plus stories. These...larger-than-necessary office towers frequently led to sterile...that no city had a residential tower. This was definitely not the...the skyline were apartment towers. By the late 1960s cities...design and construction of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur involved...
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Batik and Pewter: Symbols of Malaysian Pianissimo
Journal article by Barbara Leigh; SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, Vol. 17, 2002
Subjects: Art--Economic aspects, Batik--Social aspects, Folk art--Laws, regulations and rules, Indigenous peoples--Social aspects, Malays (Asian people)--Economic aspects, Malaysia--Product information, Malaysian Handicraft Development Corp.--Management, Manufacturing industries--Laws, regulations and rules, Manufacturing industry--Laws, regulations and rules, Nationalism and art--Economic aspects, Nationalism--Economic aspects, Pewter--Social aspects
...become part of their way of life (3). Although the Petronas towers are not "consumed" in the usual sense of the word...Leigh 2000). Such material symbols may be the Petronas towers, the development of Putrajaya, the Proton car...
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Petronas Stands Tall, but Cracks Appear
Magazine article by Ganesh Sahathevan; Business Asia, Vol. 7, May 3, 1999
Subjects: Gas industry--Finance, Petroleum industry--Finance, Petroliam Nasional Bhd.--Finance
...SAHATHEVAN Malaysias largest company, Petronas, appears to have an abundance...impressive figure. However, the Petronas Twin Towers -- the worlds tallest building...Rich in funds and influence, Petronas, the Malaysian national oil company...
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How High Will They Build?
Magazine article by Ron Gluckman; Popular Science, Vol. 262, March 2003
Subjects: Architecture, Asia, Design engineering, High rise buildings, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, Petronas Towers, Shanghai China
...foot mega-tower that would return...to the twin Petronas Towers. Trumps people...and the Sears Tower, which had been dethroned by Petronas in 1996. What...tall Jin Mao Tower, the worlds...counting the Petronas Towers as one and two...
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Asia Towers above West
Magazine article by Thomas D. Sullivan; Insight on the News, Vol. 12, April 29, 1996
Subjects: Asia--Buildings, facilities, etc., Skyscrapers--Asia
Asia towers above West by Thomas...go to the Sears Tower in Chicago. Soon...buildings -- the twin Petronas Towers in Kuala Lampur...descending order, the Petronas Towers, under construction...the Bank of China Tower, both in Hong Kong...
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A Business Class of Their Own: The Votes Are in and Business Travellers across the Region Have Had Their Say on Asia's Best Hotels
Magazine article; Business Asia, Vol. 12, September 2004
Subjects: Hotels and motels--Achievements and awards, Portman Ritz-Carlton--Achievements and awards, Sheraton Saigon Hotel and Towers--Achievements and awards, Taj Mahal Hotel Inc.--Achievements and awards
...Best Business Hotel in Vietnam. Crown Towers Entertainment Complex in Melbourne won...BUSINESS HOTEL IN AUSTRALIA WINNER: Crown Towers Entertainment Complex, Melbourne The News For the first time Crown Towers has won the award for Best Business...
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Aga Khan Awards 2004
Magazine article; The Architectural Review, Vol. 217, January 2005
Subjects: Aga Khan Development Network--Services, Architectural firms--Achievements and awards, Architectural practice--Achievements and awards, Architectural services--Achievements and awards
...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED TOWER POWER At last...undoubtedly. Cesar Pellis Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur...For a while, the towers jointly enjoyed...had passed to a tower in Taiwan). ILLUSTRATION OMITTED The Petronas development dominates...Malaysian capital; each tower has 88 floors and...that enabled the towers to obtain the coveted...
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The Far East? It's So Much Nearer Than You Think ... HIGHLIGHT: The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), July 22, 2007
Subjects: Petroleum industry, Towers, Towers (Structures)
...So Much Nearer Than You Think ... HIGHLIGHT: The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur. AS A description, the Far in Far...the countrys rich ethnic mix. Be sure tovisit the Petronas Towers, one of the worlds tallest buildings. Otherhighlights...
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Bright Start to World in 2009; (1) AUSTRALIA the Skys Alight: Fireworks Loop and Fizz over the Sydney Opera House (2) MALAYSIA Starburst: Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur Lit Up the Night Sky like Rockets
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 1, 2009
Subjects: Petroleum industry
...1) AUSTRALIA the Skys Alight: Fireworks Loop and Fizz over the Sydney Opera House (2) MALAYSIA Starburst: Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur Lit Up the Night Sky like Rockets. SYDNEY defied predictions of a gloomy 2009 with its biggest...
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World's Tallest Tower Scales Heights of Delusion
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), January 5, 2010
Subjects: Towers, Towers (Structures)
...the nowdeposed Taipei 101 tower. Like the Empire State...Indeed, recordbreaking towers are often harbingers of doom: Chicagos Sears Tower of 1974 opened during the...oil shock; Kuala Lumpurs Petronas Towers (1997) accompanied a collapse...
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Frenchman Climbs World's Tallest Tower
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 29, 2011
Subjects: Towers, Towers (Structures)
...the tapering metal and glass tower in January last year. An...Building, Chicagos Willis Tower and the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, according...tallest building, in 2004.The towers owner, Emaar Properties...scaled the exterior of the tower in a record-clinching feat...
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Wales May Be on the Up If Plans for Tower Go Ahead; Businessman Seeks Backing from Hotel Chain
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), October 16, 2009
Subjects: High rise buildings, Hotels and motels--United Kingdom, Skyscrapers, Tall buildings, Towers, Towers (Structures)
...in 2,750BC, the Bayscape tower would take Wales tallest building tag from Cardiffs BT tower which, with its 40m spire, towers over the Millennium Stadium...Moscow with the Ostankino tower and later Kuala Lumpur with the dual Petronas Towers took over the mantle of housing...
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encyclopedia articles on: Petronas Towers  - 7 results

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Petronas Towers
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...surpassed Chicagos Sears Tower (now the Willis Tower) as the record...in 2003. The twin towers house Petronas, Malaysias government...skybridge, and each tower is surmounted by...lower level, the Petronas Towers also include a concert...
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Sears Tower
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SEARS TOWER Chicago, the worlds third...building; renamed 2009 Willis Tower. Until the opening of the 1,483-ft (452-m) Petronas Towers (1997) in Kuala Lumpur...engineer Fazlur Kahn. The tower has an exterior of black aluminum...
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Kuala Lumpur
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the national zoo. Among the notable sights are the Petronas Towers (1997), twin structures that are among the worlds...tech business zone intended to stretch from the Petronas Towers to the international airport...
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Skyscraper
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...553 m), and the Ostankino Tower in Moscow (opened 1967...stories in 2003. The twin Petronas Towers (opened 1997) in Kuala Lumpur...Third highest is the Sears Tower (opened 1974, now the Willis...ft (319 m) high; 60 Wall Tower, with 67 stories, 950 ft...two unstepped, rectangular towers of 110 stories each, one...
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Putrajaya
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Supercorridor, a projected business zone replete with high-technology facilities, intended to run from the soaring Petronas Towers in downtown Kuala Lumpur southward through Putrajaya to the large international airport...
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