Which twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004?

The Petronas Towers are the twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur that were the world’s tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004.

Also called the Petronas Twin Towers, the pair rises 451.9 meters and contains 88 stories in each tower. Designed by Argentine-American architect César Pelli, the buildings combine postmodern skyscraper engineering with Islamic geometric ideas. Their floor plans use interlocking eight-pointed forms, while the prominent spires contribute to their record-setting architectural height.

Construction began in 1993 on the former site of the Selangor Turf Club. The towers were completed in 1996, and the complex was officially opened in 1999. A two-level skybridge links the towers, although it is not fixed rigidly to both structures, allowing them to move independently in strong winds.

The towers held the overall height record until Taipei 101 surpassed them in 2004. They remain the world’s tallest twin skyscrapers. Shanghai Tower, Burj Khalifa, and Taipei 101 are taller individual buildings or associated with different records, but none is the canonical answer to this question about Kuala Lumpur’s famous pair.