The Petronas Twin Towers is one of the tallest
buildings in the world. At a dizzying height of 452
meters, ___1___
pair of 88-storey buildings is uniquely designed by
Cesar Pelli and Associates. Cesar Pelli was a former
dean of Yale University's School of Architecture and
has ___2___ many
famous buildings in the world. Completed in 1997,
the Twin Towers are a striking glass-and-steel ___3___
with floor plans based on an eight-pointed star. The
Towers were designed to symbolise strength and grace
using geometric ___4___
typified in Islamic architecture. The towers are
joined at the 41st and 42nd floors by a 58.4 meter
double-decker skybridge which links the two sky
lobbies. This skybridge helps to facilitate ___5___
between the two towers. The Twin Towers not only,
___6___ the
Petronas headquarters but also other well-known
offices. ___7___
, there is a state-of-the-art concert hall called
the Petronas Philharmonic Hall, home of the Malaysia
Philharmonic Orchestra. Shopping arcades,
restaurants and a science museum are also housed in
the Twin Towers. |