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This building is amazing! Must see spot in Malaysi...

This building is amazing! Must see spot in Malaysia.

Interesting facts about the tower is that Tower 1 was made by Japanese consortium and Tower 2 was made by Korean consortium.

Some explanation from Otis elevator website.

At 452 metres, the towers were the first buildings outside the United States to claim the title of the world s tallest, succeeding the 442-metre-high Willis Tower in Chicago. They remain the world s tallest twin towers.

When Tower 2 reached the 72nd floor, engineers discovered it was leaning about 25 millimetres off vertical or nearly an inch. To correct the lean, the next 16 floors were slanted back 20 millimetres. Surveyors checked verticality twice a day until the building's completion.

Built over a former racetrack, the Petronas Towers also include shopping and entertainment facilities, a petroleum museum and a concert hall that is home to the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.

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