Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC)

KLCC at night

Built on 1 January 1992 until 31 December 1994, the Petronas Twin Towers was the tallest building in the world from 1 January 1998 to 31 December 2004. Currently, it still holds the record for the tallest twin buildings in the world. It is the headquarters of Petronas, a Fortune 100 state owned oil company and also the largest company in South East Asia.

The towers and the mall below it was designed by Argentinian born architect César Pelli. Construction started in 1991 and completed 7 years after, in midst of Asian Financial Crisis and Reformasi movement. Due to the soil conditions on the tower, the buildings were built on one of the deepest foundations in the world.

The 88-storey towers were built using mostly reinforced concrete, with steel-and-glass facade to resemble Islamic motifs, a religion followed by the majority of Malaysia. The cross section of the tower resembles Rub el Hizb, further solidifies the Islamic motif in the tower design.

KLCC Park

Designed to be a city within a city, the 100-acre site hosts the tallest twin buildings in the world, shopping mall, hotels, office buildings and several hotels. A public park and a mosque is also built on the area and open to everyone. The whole project is cooled via district cooling located on the property.

The KLCC area has a 1,300,000-square-foot (120,000 m2) convention center known as the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center. The total function area is around 216,000 square feet (20,100 m2). The convention center is directly connected with Traders Hotel. Impiana Hotel, in which own and operated by KLCC Properties, developer of the KLCC area, is connected via a walk bridge. In the master plan, there will be several more buildings to be built near or on convention center area.

Aquaria, KLCC

Aquaria KLCC, located in KLCC, adjacent to the PETRONAS Twin Towers, Aquaria KLCC is a world-class aquarium that showcases animals & marine life from  Malaysia and around the world. Aquaria KLCC was initiated, developed and wholly-owned by Aquawalk Sdn Bhd, an MSC Status company incorporated in the year 2002.



Aquaria KLCC will take you on a journey of discovery that will simply take your breath away. Learn more about marine fauna found in Malaysia and the region, while taking advantage of our experienced guides as they share with you about how they interact in their natural habitats



Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur_City_Centre