Which Asian capital is home to the Petronas Towers?

Which Asian capital is home to the Petronas Towers? Kuala Lumpur is home to the Petronas Towers.

The twin skyscrapers stand in the city’s Kuala Lumpur City Centre, commonly called KLCC. Built for Malaysia’s national petroleum company, Petronas, they became the defining landmarks of the Malaysian capital and helped establish Kuala Lumpur as a major international business centre.

Argentine-American architect César Pelli designed the towers in a postmodern style incorporating Islamic geometric influences. Their floor plans are based on interlocking eight-pointed forms, while the stainless-steel and glass façades create a distinctive reflective appearance. A skybridge links the towers at levels 41 and 42.

The towers opened officially in 1999 and rise 451.9 metres across 88 storeys. They were the world’s tallest buildings from 1998 until Taipei 101 surpassed them in 2004, but they remain the world’s tallest twin skyscrapers. Common mix-ups include Kuala Lumpur Tower, a separate communications tower, and Merdeka 118, which later became Malaysia’s tallest building.