Petronas Twin Towers

19 Nov 2010 - After a month in Kuala Lumpur it is high time that I write something about those other Twin Towers: The Petronas Twin Towers. These magnificent buildings, built by the national oil company Petronas, is located on a site that was previously occupied by the Selangor Tuf Club. The construction drew much controversy when it was discovered that the bedrock was nothing more than a network of hollow caves, and the foundation required millions of tons of concrete for reinforcement. Designed by Argentinian American architect Cesar Pelli, the 452m. towers were once the world's tallest building, their height surpassing that of Chicago's Sears Tower. In 2003 the record was lost to Taipei 101 Tower. The design of the Twin Towers aims to express Malaysian's diversity. For instance, the floorplans take after an eight point star formed by two interlocking squares, a popular Islamic motif, while the number of floors - 88 - translates as 'double luck; in Chinese.