4. Curiosities:
Petronas Twin Towers were the tallest buildings in the world until 2004, when Taipei 101 took over the title.
Petronas Towers are still the tallest twin buildings in the world.
The foundation of Petronas Twin Towers is as much as 120 m deep and was built by Bachy Soletanche.
The overall height of Petronas Towers is 451.9m (1483ft), from street level.
The sky-bridge of Petronas Twin Towers is at 41st and 42nd level and is 58.4m (192ft) long. It weighs 750 tons.
There are 10 escalators in each building of Petronas Towers.
The entry to Petronas Towers is free, but only a limited number of timed tickets are provided on a daily basis.
It cost $1.2 billion to build Petronas Towers.
Petronas Twin Towers also include an art gallery, an 840-seat concert hall, and an underground parking lot.
Alain "Spiderman" Robert, a French urban climber, tried to climb the Petronas Towers on 20th March 1997, with his bare hands and feet. He reached the 60th floor, where he was arrested by the police. He again tried the feat, this time on the other building, on 20th March 2007. This time also, he managed to reach only 60thfloor and was arrested by the police.
Petronas Towers are still the tallest twin buildings in the world.
The foundation of Petronas Twin Towers is as much as 120 m deep and was built by Bachy Soletanche.
The overall height of Petronas Towers is 451.9m (1483ft), from street level.
The sky-bridge of Petronas Twin Towers is at 41st and 42nd level and is 58.4m (192ft) long. It weighs 750 tons.
There are 10 escalators in each building of Petronas Towers.
The entry to Petronas Towers is free, but only a limited number of timed tickets are provided on a daily basis.
It cost $1.2 billion to build Petronas Towers.
Petronas Twin Towers also include an art gallery, an 840-seat concert hall, and an underground parking lot.
Alain "Spiderman" Robert, a French urban climber, tried to climb the Petronas Towers on 20th March 1997, with his bare hands and feet. He reached the 60th floor, where he was arrested by the police. He again tried the feat, this time on the other building, on 20th March 2007. This time also, he managed to reach only 60thfloor and was arrested by the police.
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