An Argentinian architect, Cesar Pelli, designed the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. They were the tallest buildings in world from 1998 to 2004 until the opening of Taipei 101.
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Kuala Lumpur is an affluent 21st-century metropolis remarkable for its cultural diversity. Ethnic Malays, Chinese prospectors, Indian migrants and British colonials all helped shaped it, and each group has left its indelible physical mark as well as an assortment of cultural traditions.
get tree-top views from the canopy walkway in KL Forest Eco Park, followed by the thrill of being
- 300m high and outside on Menara Kuala Lumpur
- admire the glittering exterior of the Petronas Towers, then head up to the observation deck
- eat, shop and people watch at Chinatown’s Petaling Street Market
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