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Petronas Twin Towers (architect Cesar Antonio Pelli and associates…
Petronas Twin Towers
architect Cesar Antonio Pelli and associates architects
he build the Towers in a Modernist composition of steel, Aluminium, concrete and glass
almost 36910 tons of steel would be used for the construction
with a polyphonic structure borrowed from Islamic architecture
Landmark of Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Basic form is a 8 star
represent asia and Malaysian sensitivity
452 meters high
ground yewel of Malaysia
there was too Little steel in Malaysia
importing was too expensive
many steel parts were replaced by reinforced concrete
thus the weight doubled to a total of approx 300000 tons
the skybridge
the skybridge is at altitude of 172 meters
between the 41st and 42nd floors
both Towers are connected to the skybridge
open to the public since 2000
has a length of 58.4 meters
weighs 750 tons
to avoid being damaged by the vibrations of the two towers
is the cross bracing mounted on huge ball bearings