The petronas Towers were the tallest building in the world when they were inaugurated in 1999.With a height of 452 metres ,the slender twin towers, like two thin pencils, dominate the city of kuala Lumper. At the 41st floor, The architect Cesar Peill designed the skyscrapers with eight-point star shapes with an lslamic influence to reflect the Muslim cultre of Malaysia.
Constructed of high-strengh concrete, the building provides around 1,800 sqare metres of office space on every floor, and includes a shopping centre and a concert hall at the base. Other features of this impressive monument include double-decker lifts, and glass and steel sunshades.