Quote Taken from Tun Mahathir's Speech at the Opening of PETRONAS Twin Towers
"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
to become the tallest building in the world and to look nicer than the Eiffel tower and to be a famous building to attract tourism in the country
$1.6 billion
Seven years.
the petronas towers were built in 1998
Petronas Towers have never been bombed....yet!
The Petronas Twin Towers are located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Petronas oil company
Not WAS, the Petronas towers are still in existence, or at least were until the news this morning.
The architect of the Petronas Towers was Cesar Pelli, the developer was KLCC Holdings Sdn Bhd, and the structural engineer was Thornton Tomasetti. The contractors were Hazama Corporation, Samsung Engineering and Construction, and Kukdong Engineering and Construction.
The Petronas Towers.
PETRONAS towers
the petronas towers were built in 1998
Well, you know that a castle has lots of towers out of lots that are made out of bricks, so you could bircks.