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Petronas Towers

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  • noun twin skyscrapers built in Kuala Lumpur in 1997; 1482 feet high

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Examples

  • Until Taipei 101 came along, the Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world.

    World's Tallest Towers 2006 2006

  • What happens to the sky bridge when high winds hit Malaysia's giant Petronas Towers?

    Scaling Hong Kong's Tallest Skyscraper 2011

  • The U.S. held the title for decades with different buildings in New York and Chicago until 1998, when it shifted to Asia with the opening of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur.

    Saudis Plan World's Tallest Tower Summer Said 2011

  • Robert has climbed more than 70 skyscrapers, including the Empire State Building, Chicago's Willis Tower and the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, according to his website.

    'Spiderman' climbs world's tallest tower in Dubai 2011

  • Suria KLCC is a huge, gleaming shopping complex directly underneath the Petronas Towers is home to all the usual fashion and jewelry suspects including Prada, Coach, Burberry and Chanel, but the uniquely Malaysian offerings can be found on the third floor of the Ampang Mall, directly underneath the food court.

    Kuala Lumpur Update Andrew Harper's Hideway Report 2010

  • It also puts the 552 meters Petronas Towers, all right, so the Petronas Towers have got the bridge in between, which is pretty impressive stuff.

    CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2010 2010

  • The 48-year-old has climbed more than 70 skyscrapers around the world, including the Empire State Building, the Sears Tower and the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, according to his website.

    Alain Robert, French 'Spiderman,' Arrested For Scaling Skyscraper (PHOTOS, VIDEO) 2010

  • Its neighbors include a shiny shopping complex, a 50-acre sculpted park, an immense scallop-roofed convention center and the gleaming Petronas Towers, the tallest twin buildings in the world and headquarters of Malaysia's national oil and gas company.

    Kuala Lumpur Update Andrew Harper's Hideway Report 2010

  • The auburn-hued 885-seat concert space, which sits directly underneath the Petronas Towers, is a clever homage to the "shoebox" designs of 19th-century European halls.

    Kuala Lumpur Update Andrew Harper's Hideway Report 2010

  • The silver gleaming high-rises of the twin Petronas Towers - the second-largest twin towers in the world - are the tallest of a modern skyline that juts above a religious and ethnic stew.

    Steven Hill: Moderate Muslims are the World's Swing Voters 2009

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