The Twin Towers have yet again made a mark on the global community as TripAdvisor lists them as the 7th best landmark in Asia in their 2016 Travellers’ Choice Awards.
The towers still hold the record for tallest twin towers in the world and each individual structure was, from 1999 to 2004, the tallest in the world, standing proud at 451.9 meters high.
The PETRONAS Twin Towers has become an icon of Malaysia since it was built. The construction alone was a feat, involving a continuous pouring of concrete for the foundation which took approximately 54 hours for each tower.
Designed by renowned Argentine American architect César Pelli, the towers feature a 54.8 meters long skybridge on the 41st and 42nd floor, connecting the towers at an incredible height of 170 meters above ground level.
Check out this beautiful time lapse video of the PETRONAS Twin Towers at sunrise by TheWOWPhoto on Youtube:
Other landmarks that made the list were, in order:
- Angkor Wat, Cambodia
- Taj Mahal, India
- Great Wall, China
- Wat Pho (Temple of Reclining Buddha) Thailand
- Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, Japan
- Schwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar
- Amber Fort, India
- The Grand Palace, Thailand
- Cu Chi Tunnels, Vietnam
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