Petronas Tower 1
Identification
Petronas Tower 1
Menara Petronas I
106014
Map
Structure in general
skyscraper
steel
concrete
concrete
mat foundation
aluminum
stainless steel
stainless steel
curtain wall
gray
postmodern
tapered roof with spire
Usage
commercial office
Facts
- The architectural and engineering team was chosen on the basis of its experience with the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle, a world's-tallest proposal from Chicago with a narrow concrete structure that was very similar to the Petronas design.
- From 1996 to 2003 this tower shared the world's tallest building title with Petronas Tower 2.
- The two towers have a total of 76 lifts, including 29 double-decker high speed passenger lifts in each tower. Each double-decker elevator can carry 26 persons.
- The security system includes a card access and alarm monitoring system, closed circuit television, a voice intercom, and a photo ID system.
- The total construction costs for the two Petronas Twin Towers amount to $1,600,000,000.
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More InformationLocation
Jalan Ampang
50088
Technical Data
1,482.62 ft
1,482.62 ft
1,241.80 ft
1,241.80 ft
1,230.31 ft
557.75 ft
88
5
1992
1998
13.12 ft
8.67 ft
39
10
5,400
Involved Companies
Recorded for this building:
Construction company, Tenant, Glass supplier, Light engineering, HVAC supplier
Features & Amenities
- One of the city's famous buildings
- Floodlighting at night
- Skybridge link to next building