Writing / Tamer Tageldin
The Petronas Towers
The Petronas Towers
César Pelli used an eight-pointed Islamic geometric plan, stainless steel and glass, then pushed the structure to 451.9 m and 88 storeys.
Completed in 1998, they became the world’s tallest buildings and, more importantly, gave Kuala Lumpur an identity almost instantly.
Malaysia feels generous with architecture.
