Petronas Twin Towers

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Petronas Twin Towers
Petronas Twin Towers were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004.[I]
Preceded by	Willis Tower
Surpassed by	Taipei 101
Information
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Status	Complete
Constructed	1992–1998
Use	Office
Height
Antenna/Spire	451.9 m (1,482.6 ft)[1]
Roof	378.6 m (1,242.1 ft)
Top floor	375.0 m (1,230.3 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	88
Floor area	395,000 m2 (4,252,000 sq ft) (1 & 2)
Elevator count	78 (1 & 2)
Companies
Architect	César Pelli
Structural Engineer	Thornton Tomasetti
Contractor	Tower1: Hazama Corporation Tower2: Samsung Engineering & Construction and Kukdong Engineering & Construction B.L. Harbert International
Management	KLCC
I^ Fully habitable, self-supported, from main entrance to highest structural or architectural top; see the list of tallest buildings in the world for other listings.

The Petronas Twin Towers (Malay: Menara Berkembar Petronas) (also known as the Petronas Towers or just Twin Towers), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are twin towers and were the world's tallest buildings before being surpassed by Taipei 101. However, the towers are still the tallest twin buildings in the world. They were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004 if measured from the level of the main entrance to the structural top, the original height reference used by the US-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat from 1969 (three additional height categories were introduced as the tower neared completion in 1996).^[2]