Transcript Slide 1

The Petronas Twin Towers
• A Cultural and Economic Symbol
• Emphasis on Islamic traditions
• Towers define a gateway into a revitalized
city center
Twin Towers Facts
Number of stories: 88
Height of each tower: 452 meters above street level
Length of Skybridge: 58.4 meters
Height of Skybridge : 170 meters.
The Skybridge is on Level 41.
Height of each pinnacle: 73.5 meters
Elevators: 29 double-decker high speed passenger lifts in each tower
Escalators: 10 in each tower
Stairs: 765 flights
Car Park: 5,400 parking bays on 5 levels of basement parking.
Foundation:
4.5 meters of thick raft foundation containing 13,200 cubic meters of
reinforced concrete, weighing approximately 32,550 tons under each
tower, supported by 104 piles varying from 60 meters to 115 meters in
length.
"As an internationally recognised landmark, the
PETRONAS Twin Towers are a national pride to
the people of Malaysia. Indeed they stand out
prominently against the skyline of Kuala Lumpur to
symbolise courage, ingenuity, initiative, and
determination, energy, confidence, optimism,
advancement and zest of a nation that will bring
worldwide recognition and respect to all
Malaysians. This is vital for Malaysia as a relatively
small nation to compete effectively among the
bigger global players in the international arena."
Tun Mahathir Mohamad,
Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia
August 31, 1999
Cesar Pelli -- 'I tried to express
what I thought were the essences
of Malaysia, its richness in culture
and its extraordinary vision for the
future. The building is rooted in
tradition and about Malaysia's
aspiration and ambition.'
• In Pelli’s work, the central theme is always that
of constraints. “”Architecture is not painting. It is
about extraordinary creative responses to
specific situations. Most criticism has been
dominated by theories based primarily on the
nature of painting, and the modern movement in
architecture tried to recast architecture to make
it more like painting or sculpture – to make the
architect a free artist and to assume that clients
should free the architect from constraints. But I
believe these supposedly nasty constraints are
the lifeblood of architecture.
World’s Tallest Buildings -- 2008
1.Taipei 101 Taipei509 m1,671 ft1012004
2.Shanghai World Financial .. Shanghai492 m1,614 ft1012008
3.Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur452 m1,483 ft881998
4.Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur452 m1,483 ft881998
5.Sears Tower Chicago442 m1,451 ft1081974
6.Jin Mao Tower Shanghai421 m1,380 ft881999
7.Two International Finance.. Hong Kong415 m1,362 ft882003
8.CITIC Plaza Guangzhou391 m1,283 ft801997
9.Shun Hing Square Shenzhen384 m1,260 ft691996
10.Empire State Building New York City381 m1,250 ft1021931