Petronas Twin Tower, Kuala Lumpur.

The Twin Towers fondly known to all Malaysians was build in Kuala Lumpur was the world’s tallest building before being surpassed by the Taipei 101. Tower 2 was built by the South Korean multinational Samsung Engineering and Construction while Tower 1 was by Hazama Corporation.


At 88 floors.. definitely more than just a magnificent building. At a dizzying height of 452 meters, the Petronas Twin Towers, a pair of 88-story buildings, are the world’s tallest twin towers. Apart from offices, these awesome towers also house a state-of-the-art concert hall—the Petronas Philharmonic Hall, home of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra—as well as shopping arcades, restaurants, and a science museum. The designs on the towers are based on geometric patterns common in Islamic architecture.