PETRONAS TWIN TOWER

These twin towers give new meaning to the word skyscraper.

The twin towers were designed by Cesar Pelli an Argentine-born American architect they combine elements from at least two traditional cultures. The towers (topped by 73m high finials) were more or less erected by a Bangladeshi workforce -- earning just a few dollars a day -- directed by Australian foremen and German engineers that means the Petronas Twin Tower are a real international project.

This is the first time since the gothic cathedrals -12th to 15th century- were built that the world's tallest building is not in the West.

At 453 meter or 1,483 feet tall, the Petronas Twin Tower has the crown as the world's tallest buildings for seven years, now it's Taiwan's Taipei 101 who claimed the throne in 2003.

The Petronas Twin Tower rise 88 stories high, with 765 flights of stairs and 29 double-deck elevators apiece. The Petronas Twin Tower are connected by a bridge 558 feet above the ground.. The Petronas Twin Tower were built on the site of an old horse-race track, and it's still a speedy spot today; executive elevators in both towers can go from the basement to the top of the tower in 90 seconds.
Petronas Twin Tower and Mosque with Twin Tower Kuala Lumpur Petronas Twin Tower Kuala Lumpur

PETRONAS TWIN TOWER