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1) Petronas Twin Towers
Height : 452 meters
Completed : 1998
2) Menara Kuala Lumpur
Height : 421 meters
Completed 1996
The world's fourth tallest communications
tower, it stands atop Bukit Nanas at 94m above sea level and was built
with 45,000 cubic meters of sturdy concrete. The tower was moved from
its initial location to avoid felling down a 100-year-old Jelutong tree.
3) Menara Telekom
Height : 310 meters
Completed : 2001
Said to have derived its curvilinear
structure from an abstract painting of a bamboo shoot by renowned
Malaysian artist Latiff Mohidin, this arresting piece of architecture is
made even more unique by 22 open sky gardens that alternate at every
three floors.
4) Menara Maybank
Height : 244 meters
Completed : 1988
Prior to the Petronas Twin Towers, for 10
years this was the country's tallest skyscraper. The result of an
architectural design competition, the building consists of two vertical
blocks that appear to push against each other in opposite directions.
5) Empire Tower
Height : 238 meters
Completed : 1994
Residing on Jalan Tun Razak, this office
building relies on repetition and a simplistic contemporary design to
further exaggerate its 60-storey height. Its form presents a dichotomy
of strength and elegance, depending on whether you're viewing its broad
front or its slender side.
6) Menara Maxis
Height : 212 meters
Completed 1998
Though neighbor to the famous Petronas
Twin Towers, Menara Maxis manages to hold its own ground with an
impressive futuristic facade characterized by aluminum and glass
spandrels. Its 49th floor is crowned by a series of stepping trellises
designed to conceal communication equipment.
7) Bangunan AmFinance
Height : 210 meters
Completed : 1998
A unique skyscraper design that owes its
significant form to classic architectural styles of previous decades:
vertical concrete fins from the 70s, glass curtain wall from the 80s and
a decorative crown synonymous with 1990s architecture. The result? A
cosmopolitan masterpiece.
8) Berjaya Times Square KL
Height : 203 meters
Completed : 2003
Kuala Lumpur's (KL) other twin towers are
linked by a massive shopping centre and a hotel to make up Berjaya Times
Square KL, touted to be the world's largest building ever built in a
single phase. The two towers house 900 luxurious suites.
9) Menara Multi-Purpose
Height : 198 meters
Completed : 1994
Situated in Capital Square along Jalan
Munshi Abdullah, this office tower reveals a horizontal striped facade
that looks to have been extended from an inner shaft. The layers of
external skin cascades downward like fabric, appearing to conceal the
buildings more exposed bottom half.
10) Maju Tower
Height : 196 meters
Completed : 2002
Part of Maju Perdana, an integrated
commercial development located at the junction of Jalan Tunku Abdul
Rahman and Jalan Sultan Ismail, this development's contemporary design
utilizes contrasting geometric masses and building forms to symbolize
the integration of the old and the new characteristics of its busy
surroundings.
11) Menara Standard Chartered
Height : 193 meters
Completed : 1990
Easily one of Kuala Lumpur's (KL) more
dynamic architectural forms, it is reminiscent of an ascending row of
dominos. The building is known for its surprisingly spacious and
practical interiors and was rightfully awarded the Best Office
Development 2006 prize by the International Real Estate Federation.
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