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  2. Petronas Towers - Wikipedia

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    The Petronas Towers' structural system is a tube in tube design, invented by Bangladeshi-American architect Fazlur Rahman Khan. [7] [8] Applying a tube-structure for extreme tall buildings is a common phenomenon. [9] [10] The 88-floor towers are constructed largely of reinforced concrete, with a steel and glass facade designed to resemble ...

  3. List of tallest buildings - Wikipedia

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    The Strasbourg Cathedral in France, completed in 1439, was the world's tallest building until 1874. The first skyscraper was pioneered in Chicago with the 138 ft (42.1 m) Home Insurance Building in 1885. The United States would remain the location of the world's tallest building throughout the 20th century until 1998, when the Petronas Towers ...

  4. Petronas - Wikipedia

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    Petronas provides a substantial source of income for the Malaysian government, accounting for more than 15% of the government’s revenue from 2015 to 2020. The company is headquartered at Tower 1 of the Petronas Towers, located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Petronas Tower 3, Kuala Lumpur Petronas office building in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

  5. Petronas Tower 3 - Wikipedia

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    Petronas Tower 3. Petronas Tower 3, also known as Carigali Tower, is a 60-story, 267-meter-tall skyscraper in KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is Malaysia 's eighth tallest building and it is also part of the Petronas Towers complex. The 246-meter high building also features a 21-meter high crown-like structure on the top of the tower, making ...

  6. List of tallest buildings and structures - Wikipedia

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    A major controversy erupted upon completion of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998. These Twin Towers, at 1,483 feet (452 meters), had a higher architectural height (spires, not antennas), but a lower absolute pinnacle height and a lower top occupied floor than the Willis Tower in Chicago. Counting buildings as structures with ...

  7. History of the world's tallest buildings - Wikipedia

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    The Petronas Towers rose 10 meters above the Sears Tower, standing at a height of 452 m (1,483 ft) and each having 88 floors. In 2004, the construction of Taipei 101 brought the height of skyscrapers to a new level, standing at 508 m (1,667 ft) with 101 floors. It is 59 m (194 ft) taller than the previous record-holders, the Petronas Towers.

  8. César Pelli - Wikipedia

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    Modern architecture with material, formal, and contextual variety and no personal signature style. César Pelli (October 12, 1926 – July 19, 2019) was an Argentine-American architect who designed some of the world's tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks. [1] Two of his most notable buildings are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur ...

  9. Petronas Philharmonic Hall - Wikipedia

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    The Petronas Philharmonic Hall ( Malay: Dewan Filharmonik Petronas) is Malaysia 's first concert hall built specifically for classical music. It is the home of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO), and has hosted many of the world's leading orchestras such as New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, BBC Symphony and Vienna Symphony.

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