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Petronas Twin Towers, low angle view.

Kuala Lumpur – Part 1

Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia. It is the largest city in Asia and is administered as federal territory. The name of the city, founded in 1857, can be translated into “muddy confluence”.

Petaling Street entrance in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with festive decorations and a green taxi.
Kuala Lumpur street scene with a billboard, pedestrians at a crosswalk, and a motorcyclist.
Rainy Kuala Lumpur street scene with red lanterns hanging overhead.
Wet Kuala Lumpur street scene with cars and pedestrians at a crosswalk.
Covered walkway in Kuala Lumpur with arched metal roof.
Yellow photo booth with six passport photos.
Low-angle view of Kuala Lumpur Tower in Malaysia.

Kuala Lumpur Tower, Malaysia, against a cloudy sky.

Kuala Lumpur Tower

The Menara Kuala Lumpur or Kuala Lumpur Tower is a television tower in the heart of the city. The 412 meter high tower is located on the Bukit Nanas (English: Pineapple Hill) and is the highest television tower in the country.

In the worldwide ranking, it ranks seventh, while Tokyo Skytree has held first place since 2012.

Kuala Lumpur Tower viewed from between modern high-rise buildings.
City skyline partially obscured by lush green foliage.
Person with rainbow umbrella seen from behind on a wall, palm tree in the foreground.
Wet urban forest with building visible through trees.
Petronas Twin Towers, low angle view.
Petronas Twin Towers with skybridge connecting the two towers.

Petronas Twin Towers

One of the most iconic landmarks of Kuala Lumpur are surely the Petronas Twin Towers. The twin buildings were built in the 1990s and are 451.9 metres high.

With this number, the building designed by Argentine architect César Pelli replaced the Willis Tower in Chicago as the tallest building in the world in 1998. Six years later, in 2004, the Petronas Towers had to cede the title to Taipei 101 in Taiwan.
However, the skyscrapers are still the tallest building in Malaysia.

At a height of 172 metres, the two towers are connected by a 60-metre long steel bridge.

Kuala Lumpur city skyline with skyscrapers and park pond featuring metal dolphin and whale sculptures.
Kuala Lumpur skyline with mosque and construction crane.
Wet chessboard with yellow flowers on it.
Rain falling on a curved tiled pathway next to a pool of water in Kuala Lumpur.
Kuala Lumpur playground with colorful climbing structures and slide.
Interior view of a multi-level Malaysian shopping mall.
Low-angle view of a large tree in Kuala Lumpur with thick, intertwined roots and lush green leaves.
Black and white photo of a train passing by Kuala Lumpur skyscrapers.
Night view of Kuala Lumpur's cityscape, showing illuminated buildings and apartments.

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