interesting facts about petronas towers

1.There will be a skybridge connecting two towers which is 170 metres above the ground.

2.The length of the bridge is 58.4 metres longs and its weight is 750 tons..

3.Entrance is free and closed on monday...

4.only limited tickets are given per day , means nearly 800 tickets.

5.Only 10 minutes visit is allowed

6.This tower has 32,000 windows

7.cost of the building is $ 1.2 billion

8.islamic architectured deometric principles are used to construct to symbolize strength and

grace.

9.buildings are 'only' 378m tall without pinnacle

10. 100 acres are used by KLCC development for the towers

11.20-hectare KLCC Park, 6,000 capacity Surau, District Cooling Centres to provide air

conditioning,

12.The whole complex was built on a former horse-racing track;

13.93,000 square feet shopping centre

14.also contains art gallery, an 840-seat concert hall, and an underground parking lot;the

main occupant of the buildings is Petronas, the national oil-company;

15.completed in 1998, opened on 28th august 1999.

 

Very Smart . I've just seen pictures till now.

 

i've always wondered how do they count all these 32000 windows?

 

Even before it was built the designs alone should tell them exactly how many windows should be put in place.

 

thats right, they also know how many power outlets and light switches were used. the number of light fixtures, toilets, sinks, everything.

its called planning.

 

seems they will be having lots of elevators...

 

I used to live right next to these in KL....very awesome piece of architecture.

Another random fact: one tower is slightly taller than the other!

 

that's pretty interesting...how do you get the free tickets? they just give out?

 

It is the job of the Window Washer guy

 

s both towers was given to different contractors i think

 

I was watching about this tower yesterday on Discovery.

They showed how they were constructed and also how that pinnacle was planned later and added to increase the height as well as make it look more beautiful.

- Digital -

 

Hehe, if they charged one dollar per window, it's going to be a whopping $32,000 at once! Lol

 

I am socked when i read fact no 6.This tower has 32,000 windows.

 

Petronas Twin Towers also include an art gallery, an 840-seat concert hall, and an underground parking lot.
The main occupant of the Petronas Towers is Petronas, the national oil-company of Malaysia.
Below Petronas Twin Towers is a shopping mall, Suria KLCC, and Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, the home of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.
Accenture, Al Jazeera English, Carigali Hess Bloomberg, Boeing, IBM, Khazanah Nasional Berhad, McKinsey & Co, TCS, Krawler Networks, Microsoft, and Reuters are some of the companies that have rented offices in the Petronas Towers.
There is a service building located to the east of the Petronas Twin Towers. It contains services required to keep the building operational.
Alain "Spiderman" Robert, a French urban climber, tried to climb the Petronas Towers on 20th March 1997, with his bare hands and feet. He reached the 60th floor, where he was arrested by the police. He again tried the feat, this time on the other building, on 20th March 2007. This time also, he managed to reach only 60th floor and was arrested by the police.