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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. César Pelli - Wikipedia

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    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. Two of his most notable buildings are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and the World Financial Center in New York City.

  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. List of tallest buildings and structures - Wikipedia

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    The second-tallest structure in the world is the 679-metre-tall (2,227 ft) Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, while the third-tallest self-supporting structure and the tallest tower in the world is the Tokyo Skytree (634 m or 2,080 ft). The tallest guyed structure is the KRDK-TV mast in North Dakota, U.S. at 630 metres (2,060 ft).

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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 ...

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