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  Petronas Twin Towers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Petronas Twin Towers (also known as the Petronas Towers), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were once the world's tallest buildings when measured from the level of the main entrance to the structural or architectural top.
The Petronas Twin Towers are currently the tallest twin towers in the world, and they lay claim to being the world's tallest high rise of the 20th century.
Although other buildings such as the Sears Tower have higher occupied floors, a higher pinnacle, and a higher roof, the Petronas Twin Towers' spires are classified as architectural details and rise to 452 m (1483 feet), giving it the greatest structural height until Taipei 101.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Petronas_Twin_Towers   (1202 words)

  
 skyscraper - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about skyscraper
Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois, USA photographed from Lake Michigan.
In the background are the massive twin towers of the World Trade Center, which collapsed after terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001.
The towering skyscrapers of the central district, Hong Kong.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /skyscraper   (877 words)

  
 Height of the Tallest Building
Even though the Sears Towers, without antennas, is taller than the Petronas Towers, without poles, experts include the poles in measurement and not Sear's antennas because the poles are considered an important architectural design to the towers.
The Petronas Twin Towers of Kuala Lampur, Malaysia is generally accepted as the world's tallest building.
Since the Sears tower also has the highest occupied floor height and the highest roof, many people believe this must be the highest building in the world.
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 Twin towers - Petronas Towers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The twin towers, with 110 floors rising 1353 feet, (are) the tallest in the world.
Twin Towers: The Life of New York City's World Trade Center.
The Petronas Towers (also known as the Petronas Twin Towers), in Kuala Lumpur, The Petronas Towers are currently the tallest twin towers in the world,
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 Petronas Towers — FactMonster.com
Petronas Towers, twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that are the world's tallest twin towers.
Built of steel-reinforced concrete columns clad in stainless steel and glass, with a design based on geometric patterns originating in ancient Islam, the 88-story buildings are connected at levels 41 and 42 by a double-decker pedestrian skybridge, and each tower is surmounted by a 242-ft-high (74-m) pinnacle.
At the lower level, the Petronas Towers also include a concert hall that is home to the Malaysian Philharmonic and a business reference library.
www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0909775.html   (249 words)

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