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Destination Info
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Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve, Kuala Lumpur
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Carcosa Seri Negara, Kuala Lumpur
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Central Market, Kuala Lumpur
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Craft Cultural Complex Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
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Petronas Philharmonic Hall, Kuala Lumpur
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Arab Street (Ain Arabia), Kuala Lumpur
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Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur
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Jalan Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
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Aquaria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur
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Petrosains, Kuala Lumpur
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Ampang Recreational Forest, Kuala Lumpur
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Petronas Twin Towers (KLCC), Kuala Lumpur
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Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur
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Planetarium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
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Kuala Lumpur Orchid Garden, Kuala Lumpur
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Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, Kuala Lumpur
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Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park, Kuala Lumpur
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Kuala Lumpur Deer Park, Kuala Lumpur
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Menara Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
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National Mosque, Kuala Lumpur
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KLCC's Public Park and Garden, Kuala Lumpur
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PETRONAS Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
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Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur
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Petronas Twin Towers (KLCC), Kuala Lumpur
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PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS (KLCC)
The 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers was designed by Cesar Pelli and Associates and currently houses Petronas Corporate Headquarters. It is currently the 2nd most tallest building in the world after Taipei 101 in Taiwan. The Twin Towers symbolises strength and grace using geometric principles typified in Islamic architecture. It is located at the former Selangor Turf Club, a 100-acre site in the heart of Kuala Lumpur's Golden Triangle.
Rising to 1,483 ft (451.9 m) like sentinels in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, this building cost a whopping US$1.2 billion. Completed in 1997, the Twin Towers are a striking glass-and-steel combination with floor plans based on an eight-pointed star.
The towers are joined at the 41st and 42nd floors (175m above street level) by a 192 ft-long (58.4 m) double-decker skybridge - linking the two sky lobbies and facilitating the movement between the two towers.
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