Designed by Argentine architects César Pelli and Djay Cerico under the consultancy of Julius Gold. Commissioned by Tun Mahathir Mohamad, Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia
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glass and concrete
Like all skyscrapers, a vanity project. In the good old days, a big pyramid was a symbol of your importance, and later on a cathedral filled the desire. With the arrival of technology, came bridges and hydro dams, and atomic power plants are a current equivalent. Tall towers are a modern phase.
Probably the Romans. Not sure about water towers but they built some serious aqueducts to bring water to Rome.
The Twin Towers (WTC; World Trade Center) is built by steel frames supporting the square concrete floors that hold the building together. The core of the building is made of steel poles that support the 99 lifts in it. Also the facing materials are aluminum and steel supported with glass. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/world_trade.html That site has some more information about the twin towers.
the petronas towers were built in 1998
the petronas towers were built in 1998
1992
They were completed in 1998.
Between 1992 and 1998
between 1992 - 1998
simple, by concrete and steels.......... hahaha
The Petronas Twin Towers took 7 years to build. The two towers were built by different companies. Tower 1 was built by a Japanese consortium, while Tower 2 was built by a group of South Korean companies. Interestingly enough, while Tower 1 started construction first, Tower 2 was completed faster.
Petronas Towers have never been bombed....yet!
the towers were designed to symbolise strength and grace using geometric principles modelled in Islamic architecture
The Petronas Twin Towers are located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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