The skyscrapers of the United States of America have long held the status of the tallest buildings in the world. But the construction of 1998 in the capital of Malaysia put an end to these established traditions - the tallest towers at that time were the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur.
The history of the construction of the Petronas Towers in numbers
Active construction of skyscrapers in Southeast Asia began in the late 80s of the 20th century. In 1992, 88-story twin towers were laid for the Malaysian oil company Petronas. The glass, concrete and steel structure was designed by Ranhill Bersekutu and Thornton Tomasetti. During the study of the area, it turned out that there is different soil under the towers, which would cause subsidence of one of the towers. Therefore, it was decided to move them 60 meters and drive piles 100 meters, making it the largest foundation in the world.
The Petronas skyscraper was built to reflect the rapid growth of a country that grew up on oil. Its construction cost $800 million. The two twin towers are just over 450 meters high (451.9). The plan of the building has the symbol of Islam - an octagonal star. This was facilitated by the participation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, who wanted to build a building in the style of Islam. Both buildings are connected by an air bridge at the 42nd floor level. The bridge not only provides fire safety, but also affects the overall reliability of the building, which was already designed at a high level.
Air bridge
A huge amount of steel went into the construction of the Petronas Tower - 36,910 tons. Due to the use of materials only from Malaysia, it was necessary to try to replace the steel with new elastic concrete, which was successfully produced here for the new high-rise. The building has underground parking for 4,500 cars. The building is equipped with high-speed elevators, so it takes only 90 seconds to get to the top floor. For the elevator, due to limited space, an interesting scheme was used - the elevators themselves are two-story, respectively, one of them stops only on even floors, and the other on odd ones.
View from the observation deck
In addition to office space, the building contains shops, an oil museum, a conference hall and even a mosque. And on the 86th floor there is an observation deck. The windows create an amazing view - there are 32,000 of them here. To completely clean them, it takes about a month of continuous work.
Petronas Towers in disputes for high-altitude championship
After construction, this skyscraper immediately took the position of the tallest building in the world, but in fact, many questions arose on this issue. The main competitor, Willis Tower, lost to the twins from Malaysia by only 9 meters in absolute height of architectural spiers. But in terms of the sheer height of the floors, the situation is exactly the opposite - the skyscraper from Chicago is 70 meters ahead of them.
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur or Petronas Twin Towers is the main attraction of the capital of Malaysia and the symbol of the city. These famous twin towers are a must see in Kuala Lumpur. We will not burden you with history and facts, but will tell you how to get to Petronas, what is interesting there and where to see the fountains.
Photo: Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Briefly about the main thing. The Petronas Towers were built in 1998 and are currently the tallest twin towers in the world. Height 450 meters, 88 floors. You can read more about the history of the towers on the Wikipedia website.
Petronas Towers can be seen from any area in Kuala Lumpur
Petronas Towers: what to see
It's interesting to see the Petronas Twin Towers from the ground and appreciate the scale. You can walk around the skyscrapers from different sides; they look amazing from any angle. To begin with, you can look at them from the eastern side near the metro exit.
Close-up view of the bridge between the KLCC buildings, which can be walked across on tours
There are always a lot of tourists here, everyone is trying to take good photographs, but due to the height of the skyscrapers, they hardly fit into the frame. I'll tell you a secret - it's best to take photos with the Petronas in the background from the park, which is located behind the towers.
We have a couple of photos with the towers in the background from this side when they came all the way in
What's inside the towers
On the lower floors there is a Suria KLCC shopping center and a Cold Storage supermarket. At the top offices. The lower floors of the shopping center are available to visitors, as well as the science museum and access to the observation decks for an additional fee.
How much does it cost to climb the Petronas Towers?
You can climb the towers for 85 ringit per person ($20). This is a guided tour with a group lasting approximately 1 hour. The program includes a walk along the Skybridge between the towers, and then an observation deck on the 86th floor. There is no independence on the excursion. Such excursions are held every day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., except Mondays and holidays.
Where can I order a transfer from the airport?
We use the service - KiwiTaxi
We ordered a taxi online and paid by card. We were met at the airport with a sign with our name on it. We were taken to the hotel in a comfortable car. You've already talked about your experience In this article.
Park near the Petronas Towers
On the western side there is a nice park with ponds, fountains, benches, playgrounds and a free swimming pool for children. Here you can relax on a hot day, take photos of Petronas Towers from better angles, and watch the fountain show in the evening.
The view of the city from the towers is also good. In the evening these fountains will be beautifully illuminated 
Whale in the pool 
Free children's pool with waterfall 
Some more photos of Park KLCC 
Fountain show
The singing fountains are on from 19:00 to 22:00. There are different numbers performed approximately every 30 minutes. We watched the show several times. Beauty! It's worth the wait. Although, not all shows are very impressive, but we were lucky. Watch excerpts from the show in the video below.
It is difficult to assess the effect of the fountains from the photo. Watch a short video:
How to get to Petronas Towers
Metro. KLCC station. Exit the metro and the towers will be immediately in front of you. There are many exits from the metro, but if you're lucky, you can go straight to the Suriya shopping center, which is located under the towers. There are other options to get to Petronas, for example by bus, but we recommend not to fool around and take the metro, which is very inexpensive in Kuala Lumpur.
Twins in Kuala Lumpur PPETRONAS Twin Towers were the unfulfilled desire of a collector of impressions from the world's skyscrapers.
At the end of 2015 I climbed Menara, but was unable to climb Petronas because I had to buy a ticket in advance.
By the way, you can buy a ticket on the Petronas official website - petronastwintowers.com.my. The best time to visit is at 6 yesterday. Because the excursion lasts only an hour and, in fact, you cannot extend it in any way. And if you arrive at 18:00 or 18:15, you can catch the city during the day, see the sunset and capture a little of the night...
The Petronas Towers are located in the heart of the capital of Malaysia:
The towers are visible from any place in the city, and therefore it is not difficult to get to them on foot from the nearby area. You just need to walk towards the buildings, unless you are too far from them. For example, from the Chinatown area of Kuala Lumpur you will have to walk in the scorching heat for about 20-30 minutes, although the distance in a straight line is only 2 kilometers. If you are staying in Bukit Bintang, then the towers will be within walking distance.
If you don’t want to walk, the easiest way to get there is by taxi or by public transport in Kuala Lumpur. A metered taxi ride from Chinatown will cost approximately RM15 (price may vary depending on time of day and traffic). Very close to the towers is the Kuala Lumpur metro station KLCC (Kelana Jaya line). The nearest monorail station, Bukit Nanas Monorail, is a 15-minute walk away.
Those tourists who have not planned a visit to Kuala Lumpur have the opportunity to look at the towers by reaching them from Kuala Lumpur Airport. The easiest way to do this is by taxi, but it can be done a little faster by metro, but only during the daytime. To do this, from the airport you need to take the airport train KLIA Express, which will take you to KL Sentral station in 28 minutes and 38 ringgit. There you need to change to the city metro line Kelana Jaya and get to the KLCC station for 1.6 ringgit. From there, the towers are within walking distance.
A little information from Wikipedia:
Petronas Towers is an 88-story skyscraper. Height - 451.9 meters. Located in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Eighth tallest buildings in Asia (tallest buildings on the continent from 1998 to 2003), tenth tallest buildings in the world, tallest twin towers in the world from 1998 to present. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad participated in the design of the skyscraper, who proposed building buildings in an “Islamic” style. Therefore, in plan the complex consists of two eight-pointed stars, and the architect added semicircular protrusions for stability.
6 years were allotted for construction (1992-1998). The towers were built by two different companies to create competition and increase productivity. During geological surveys, it turned out that the proposed construction site is located in one part on the edge of rock, and the other on soft limestone. After such heavy towers were built on this site, one of them would inevitably sag. As a result, the buildings were completely transferred to soft ground, shifted by 60 meters, and piles were driven to a depth of more than 100 meters. This is currently the largest concrete foundation in the world.
It is distinguished not only by its colossal size, but also by the complexity of its design. The area of all premises of the building is 213,750 m², which corresponds to the area of 48 football fields. The towers themselves occupy 40 hectares in the city. The Petronas Towers houses offices, exhibition and conference rooms, and an art gallery.
The construction of the Petronas Towers cost the main customer, the state oil corporation Petronas, 2 billion ringgits ($800 million). Some of the costs were covered by other Malaysian firms, which distributed office space in two skyscrapers among themselves. It is interesting to note that the towers are connected by a covered walkway in the form of a bridge, which ensures the fire safety of the building.
Only materials produced in Malaysia were to be used to construct the towers, so it was impossible to supply the builders with the required amount of steel. Especially for the twin towers, especially strong and at the same time elastic concrete was developed, which could be produced in Malaysia. The Petronas Towers were built from it. The skyscraper turned out to be twice as heavy as similar steel ones. The towers employ 10,000 people.
The basis of the structure is not light steel, which is too expensive for Malaysia, but special elastic concrete, comparable in strength to steel. Thanks to the addition of quartz, the concrete had to withstand pressure of ~137 MPa. During construction, one constructed floor had to be dismantled due to poor quality concrete.
The towers only accept visitors in certain numbers and at certain times. You can get into the towers on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ticket sales begin at 8:30. On Friday there is a shortened working day due to Friday prayers. A mini-tour, including a short story about the construction of the towers, a visit to the observation deck on the 86th floor and the bridge between the towers will cost 85 ringgit. Independent visits to observation platforms are not allowed.
The towers can stand even if three of the sixteen supporting columns are lost. Additional safety is provided by the air bridge, mounted on giant ball bearings, since the towers sway and the bridge cannot be rigidly fixed.
The following have played a role in Petronas culture:
- In the film "Entrapment" starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones, thieves carry out a computer theft of eight billion dollars from the largest bank in Petronas (Malaysia) on New Year's Eve 2000, and then try to escape by moving from one tower to another on a suspended rope. bridge with festive illumination.
- In the computer game Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, three missions (“Murder in the Basement,” “Night Shift,” and “Jacuzzi Job”) take place in the hallway, basements, and apartments of one of the towers.
- In the game Zero Tolerance, during the missions High Rise Floor (building of the scientific-military corporation Planet Defense) and Sub-Basement (Underground floors. Basement), the action takes place in one of the towers and, accordingly, in its basement. An alien sniper has settled on another tower and is shooting at the player on the roof. The lower basement levels show how the foundation, made of durable quartz concrete, has become hot and cracked under the weight of the tower.
- In the film “The Apocalypse Code” with Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, the Russian champion (the understudy of the heroine Zavorotnyuk) in skydiving makes a jump from the tower bridge between the 41st and 42nd floors (height: 170 meters). The scene was filmed with eight cameras, one of which was mounted on a helicopter. There were some incidents. While performing this extremely extreme jump, the understudy Zavorotnyuk caught her parachute on a power line, as a result of which she left one of the Malaysian streets without light. Stunts, chases and shootouts in skyscrapers were filmed over five days.
- In the documentary series “Life After People,” the towers are mentioned twice: after 75 years (the gallery between the skyscrapers collapses down) and after 500 years (one tower collapses and hits another, leading to the entire complex to destruction).
- In Roland Emmerich's blockbuster Independence Day: Resurgence, the towers, lifted into the air by the gravitational field of an alien ship, fall onto the Tower Bridge in London, with each of the twin towers destroying each tower of the bridge respectively.
- The towers became the location for the filming of Philip Kirkorov’s video “Give me freedom” (2002) and Disco Accident’s video “If you want to stay” (2005)
Near the towers themselves there was a gorgeous park and a singing fountain. From above it looks impressive:
First, you are lifted onto the same bridge between the towers. The covered two-story bridge connecting the Petronas Tower towers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) was erected in the summer of 1995. The bridge was designed and built in South Korea by Samsung Heavy Industries, then dismantled and transported to Malaysia. At the construction site, it was assembled on the ground and then raised to the level of the 41st floor (170 m). Bridge dimensions: length 42 m, width 5 m, height 9 m. The supporting beams are 42.6 m long. The total weight of the bridge is 750 tons.
Already from there the view is simply stunning:
The foundation of the Petronas Towers was laid at a depth of more than 100 meters - this is the largest concrete foundation in the world. There really was enough concrete here - for three days, it was poured into the base of the skyscraper every 90 seconds. In total, 13,200 cubic meters of high-strength concrete were used for the foundation of each of the towers. And to prevent the high-rise buildings from tilting, like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, 16 23-meter piles were inserted into the foundation. Practice has shown that the Petronas Towers are not afraid of even strong Malaysian hurricanes. The skyscrapers will stand even if three of the 16 piles collapse.
The frame of the buildings themselves was made of steel structures, the total weight of which reaches almost 37 thousand tons. The Petronas Towers were then glazed with tinted windows to protect against the tropical heat. There are a total of 32 thousand windows, with a total area of 77 square meters. From one of these windows you can see the whole of Kuala Lumpur:
Almost all the interior spaces of the Petronas Towers have very high ceilings; on some floors there are original attics, further expanding the space. The Petronas Towers are also famous for their elevators. There are as many as 76 freight and passenger lifts. Most of them are two-story. That is, the first tier of the elevator stops only on the odd-numbered floors of the Towers, and the second on the even-numbered floors. In addition, the elevators are divided into groups. For example, some run only up to the 16th floor, others travel between the middle ones, and to get to the very top, on the 41st floor you need to change over the bridge. Petronas elevators are considered one of the safest in the world. They are very spacious - each cabin can accommodate 52 people. A few years ago they were also improved in terms of speed: now climbing to the top floor of the Petronas Towers takes only one and a half minutes.
As the Petronas Towers grew taller, builders wondered if they should break the world record. But in the end, the skyscrapers of Kuala Lumpur turned out to be 88 storeys, and were inferior to the 110-storey Sears Towers by more than 65 meters. But then the resourceful Malaysians decided to attach spiers to the towers, each 73.5 meters high. Thanks to this trick, the Petronas Towers snatched the treasured 7 meters from their American competitor.
But the Petronas Towers height record was maintained only until 2003. Immediately after construction, both Australians and the same Americans joined the high-altitude race. The championship again belongs to Asia. In 2003, Taiwan's Taipei 101 soared 508 meters into the air. However, it did not hold the first place in the Top of High-Rises for long. Currently, the tallest building in the world is the Burj Dubai Tower in the UAE. Moreover, the Arabs apparently have acquired a taste for high-rise construction. Next up is a new tower – Al Burj; in the project its height should reach 1200 meters. Against this background, the Petronas Towers look more modest. But beauty does not suffer from the loss of the height record.
And a short video about how it all happened:
The Petronas Twin Towers Kuala Lumpur, along with the Menara TV Tower, are a symbol not only of Kuala Lumpur, but of the whole of Malaysia. The article contains useful information for those who are planning to visit the Petronas Twin Towers and go up to the observation decks: where the towers are located, how to get there, where to buy tickets, cost, opening hours, view from the Petronas Tower. I warn you right away that all the photos were taken on a phone, so don’t expect super beautiful photos.
Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur
Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur: description and general information
- Where are the Petronas Towers? — In the center of Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia
- The Petronas Twin Towers were built in 1998
- Construction took 6 years
- Most of the construction financing was provided by the oil company Petronas.
- The height of the Petronas Towers is 452 m, 88 floors
- The piles go 100 m into the ground
- Total area – 395,000 sq. m
- Only local Malaysian materials were used during construction
- The towers are built in the Malaysian style in the shape of an eight-pointed star and resemble two ears of corn.
- Two towers connected to each other sky bridge– Sky Bridge at an altitude of 170 m (by the way, the bridge was not built for beauty or to be used as an observation deck, but for fire safety)
- In the twin towers two observation decks: one on the Skybridge at floors 41-42, and the second in one of the towers on the 86th floor
- Inside the Petronas Towers there are offices, conference rooms, galleries, a science museum, and below is a huge shopping center Suria KLCC with shops, restaurants, coffee shops and a good inexpensive food court
- Next to the Petronas Towers there is a large park with a lake and fountains, every evening there is a light and music show
- Unlike, for example, in or in a hotel in Petronas Towers No! But you can stay in a hotel with a view of the towers :)
- Official website of Petronas Towers: www.petronastwintowers.com.my
The towers are so huge that they fit into the frame only in parts :) Bottom part 
Upper part and sky bridge 
And I'm in front of the Petronas Towers Petronas Towers: tickets
How to climb the Petronas Towers? — It’s easy, you just need to buy tickets to visit the towers. Unlike many other observation decks in high-rise buildings, the Petronas Towers observation decks allow only as part of a group at the certain time. Number of tickets limited!
Tickets for the Twin Towers can be purchased at the box office on the ground floor of the building, but it may turn out that there are no tickets for the time you need. In front of the box office, the monitor displays the availability of tickets for a certain time. Of course, the most popular time to visit the observation deck is 18:00-19:00 before sunset, in order to get the opportunity to admire the city in daylight and in the evening illumination.
You can buy tickets to the Petronas Towers in advance on the official website by selecting the desired date and time, or on this website (the price includes transfer from the hotel).
A monitor that displays the time available for visiting and ticket offices Working hours
The Petronas Tower observation deck is open from 9:00 to 21:00, the ticket office opens from 8:30. Day off Monday!
Price
- 85 MYR for adults
- 35 MYR for children from 3 to 12 years old
- 45 MYR for adults over 61 years old
The cost of visiting includes:
- Skybridge on the 42nd floor
- Indoor observation deck and tower museum on the 86th floor
Opening hours and cost of visiting Petronas Tower Observation Deck Kuala Lumpur: review
Despite the fact that we have been to Kuala Lumpur more than once and each time we went shopping at the Suria KLCC shopping center, it was only recently that we came to visit the observation deck of the Petronas Tower, when I went on a s. On our last visit, we climbed the mountain, so I compared the view from the Petronas Tower with the view from the Menara observation deck.
At first I planned to buy tickets in advance on the website, but I didn’t know what time I would be free after submitting documents for a visa, and then I would also like to have breakfast and drink coffee :) So I decided to take a chance and buy tickets on the spot at the box office.
Approaching the ticket office on the monitor, I immediately saw that there were no tickets for the next hour, so I specifically took tickets two and a half hours later so that I could have time to drink coffee at Starbucks and run to the hotel to leave the documents that I took with me to the consulate just in case. . The line at the box office was short, you can pay for tickets by card.
You must approach the “checkpoint” for access to the observation decks 15 minutes before the time indicated on the ticket. There we were divided into groups, each given a badge of a certain color.
They let you in one by one through a frame, like at an airport, and check your bags very carefully. You cannot go up with large bags, backpacks, as well as a tripod and a selfie stick (!); all these things can be left right there in the storage room.
While we wait for our time, we take pictures with the model of the towers 
15 minutes before the time indicated on the ticket, you must go to the check in counter 
Ticket to the towers and information about what is not allowed on the observation decks While we were waiting for everyone to gather, a short film about the construction of the towers was shown on the screen. Those who wish to take pictures are immediately photographed against a green background, and after visiting the observation deck you can buy a photo against the backdrop of Petronas Twin Towers :)
Then, centrally in groups, we load into the elevator and go to the 41st floor to the Sky Bridge. On the bridge you are given about fifteen minutes to walk around, look, and take photos. We were walking in the mountains in Malaysia, where it seemed that the bridge was floating over an abyss, and it was also swaying! Right here, on the Twin Towers Bridge, you don’t get that impression; walking along it isn’t scary at all :)
Sky Bridge or Sky Bridge at an altitude of 41 floors 
One of the Petronas observation decks on the Skybridge 
View of the city from the bridge 
View of the city from the bridge 
View of a park with a lake and fountains 
Park and construction site nearby 
Kuala Lumpur from the 41st floor 
View in the other direction After visiting the bridge with the whole crowd, we again load into the elevator and, with a transfer, go to the 86th floor to a closed observation deck, which is located in one of the towers. It offers views of the city, the neighboring tower and the Menara TV Tower. There is also a mini museum here that tells about the construction of Petronas. Just below is a souvenir shop where you can buy a magnet or other souvenirs with symbols, as well as send a postcard. I sent a postcard home to Kyiv - I don’t know whether it will arrive or not :)
On the 86th floor in one of the towers there is another closed observation deck 
View of the neighboring tower 
View of the neighboring tower and the city from the 86th floor 
Petronas Tower and Menara Tower Kuala Lumpur At this point, the excursion to the Petronas Tower ends and everyone is taken down in the elevator to the first floor. There is also a souvenir shop there, which you can visit without visiting the observation decks.
In the souvenir shop you can buy magnets, figurines, T-shirts, cups, postcards with the symbols of the towers, and they also sell souvenirs with orchids The duration of the excursion is about an hour.
If we compare the observation tower of Petronas and the observation tower of Menara, then I liked the one at Menara much more, because...
- The Menaret TV Tower has a closed and open observation room with a cube with a glass floor, a photo of which at an altitude of 276 m will tickle the nerves of those who, like me, are afraid of heights :), and in Petronas there is only an enclosed area
- At Menard you go at your own pace, without a group.
- Menara offers a beautiful view of the Petronas Towers
If you don't have much time in Kuala Lumpur or have a limited budget for visiting attractions and you choose whether to visit Petronas or Menara, I recommend choosing observation deck on the Menara tower, and just take a walk near the twin towers, go to the shopping center, have lunch at the food court, and in the evening watch the fountain show.
Close to Petronas Towers
On one side of the towers there is a park with an artificial lake; in the evening there is a beautiful show - light and music fountains. There are restaurants on the ground floor of the shopping center where you can have dinner or drink beer/coffee overlooking the fountains.
Park next to the towers, very few people during the day 
Towards evening, tourists gather in the park near the lake 
In the evening, light and sound fountain show Fountain show near the towers: video
All tourists try to take photos with the towers on the opposite side in the square with small fountains. During the day, taking a photo is problematic - the sun hits directly into the lens, and in the evening there is simply a huge crowd of tourists there :) The towers are tall and refuse to fit into the frame :) I twirled the selfie stick for a long time and took a lot of shots to get a more or less normal photo :) Enterprising merchants offer buy a lens on your phone for $20 (you can negotiate it down to $5-7) and take a photo with the twin towers.
Near the entrances to the towers there is a small park with fountains, from where everyone tries to take photos of the Petronas Towers 
In the evening I try to take a photo with the towers in the background 
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Petronas Towers: how to get there
You can get to the Petronas Towers at:
- Metro to KLCC station
- Taxi. In Kuala Lumpur, taxis are very cheap, especially if you order Grab, but you need the Internet for this (I didn’t have a Thai SIM card)
- Bukit Nanas Monorail Station is nearby.
How to get from Kuala Lumpur airports to the city and back, read.
In the Suria KLCC shopping center there are signs everywhere for Petronas Twin Towers, then you need to take the escalator down to the minus first floor to the ticket office.
We go into the central entrance between the two towers 
Go right or left, there will be turnstiles to enter the offices and escalators to the ground floor to the Petronas ticket office One of the main attractions of Kuala Lumpur is the Petronas Towers or Petronas Twin Towers. This is the calling card of the city. To be honest, these towers were one of the reasons for our stay in Malaysia, on the way to Vietnam, the temptation was very great to walk along the bridge at a height. They are built using the latest new technologies and are a true art of architectural construction, with a unique design in the Islamic style in the form of eight-pointed stars.
They say there were some difficulties with the soil during the construction of the buildings, but this did not stop the architects, all problems were solved and construction was completed in 1998 (lasted 6 years).
The Petronas Towers are amazing, aren't they?
These twin towers are 452 meters high, 88 floors, they are the tallest twin towers in the world, they are often called corncobs.
The towers are built from especially strong and elastic concrete, developed in Malaysia specifically for the construction of skyscrapers.
The towers are certainly the main attraction of Kuala Lumpur, so they are the ones that primarily delight and attract the attention of tourists. They are beautiful at any time of the day, but still I recommend visiting them in the evening, so you can also watch the fountain show, which takes place in the park near the towers. Two huge candles light up in the dark sky. The glow from them is quite bright, but does not hurt the eyes.
Address: Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur Federal Ter. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Telephone: +60 3-2331 8080
Coordinates: 3.158093, 101.711600
What's inside
The towers occupy a huge area of 40 hectares. There is an entire city inside the towers. This is a huge number of boutiques of clothing, perfume, and textiles. There are also offices, exhibition and conference halls, a cinema, a museum, an art gallery, and an aquarium. On the floor where the food court is located, you can satisfy your hunger with various types of dishes from different types of cuisines of the world. This is where we mostly ate, because... going to restaurants brought one disappointment, either too expensive or not particularly tasty. Here you can find everything you want.
The shop inside the towers is a great place for romantic photos
Inside the towers there is a museum of technology and science. It is located on the third floor of the towers, you can buy a ticket immediately at the entrance.
Upon entering, you will be seated in a small capsule and told a short introduction story in English. Then you walk around the museum on your own as much as you want. You will be able to experience an earthquake of destructive force, the high speed of a typhoon, see the history of the creation of various planets, test yourself for throwing speed and gravity.
The Freaky Science Museum at the Towers
I recommend visiting this museum with your children. It is they who will be most interested in this museum. There is a huge room with educational games for children. Adults will find it a little boring here, and some of the exhibits are broken. This is for you with their sea of entertainment for young people hungry for adventure.
How to get to the observation deck
When visiting the towers, be sure to go up to the observation deck of the towers. It is located in an unusual way, at an altitude of 170 meters above the ground, connecting the towers with each other at the level of the 42nd floor and thereby creating the illusion of an air bridge. The opening view of the city will please the eye.
This bridge also provides fire safety. The ascent takes place on two different elevators. You will be politely accompanied throughout the journey. After visiting the bridge, you are taken to the historical information room, which also offers stunning views and you can take a photo in front of the second tower.
It is better to buy a ticket to the observation deck in advance, the day before the planned visit, it is better to do this in the morning, so as not to stand in line. The ticket office is located at the entrance to the tower (entrance from the side of the mini fountains) on the left side. You need to go down to the floor below on the escalator. When purchasing, you can choose a convenient time to visit.
I recommend that you immediately attend to the issue of purchasing tickets. to Petronas Towers and do this either online by purchasing tickets on the website http://www.petronastwintowers.com.my/, or by coming early in the morning. For us, this pleasure lasted for 3 whole days. On the first day there were no tickets for the time we needed, on the second they had technical work, and only on the third day we successfully bought tickets and visited the observation deck.
- Tower opening hours are from 9.00 to 21.00 all days without a break, with the exception of Monday - a day off.
- On Friday there is a break in visiting from 13.00 to 15.00
- Ticket price for adults, 85 ringit, for children 35 ringit.
- Children under 3 years old are free.
Park and fountains on site
- After descending from the towers, you can enjoy the singing fountains that will greet you immediately upon exiting the towers.
- The show starts at 20.00 and continues until 22.00 at intervals of 30 minutes.
- Two songs are played during the screening.
- The show is free and every day.
In the evenings, musical fountains are turned on, the show attracts the attention of all tourists
In the area adjacent to the towers there is a beautiful park with beautiful trees and various shrubs. Mini lake with a bridge across it. You can take a lot of cool photos. When tired, you can always sit down on a bench; there are plenty of them here. There is also a separate treadmill.
Walking through the park you can’t stop admiring the towers
Bizarre figures in the pool - one of the photos of objects for tourists
On the territory of the park there is a children's playground and children's pool with artificial waterfall. Visiting the park and children's playground with a swimming pool is free.
In general, I advise everyone to visit here. You will get a lot of impressions, take a lot of beautiful photos and will certainly remember this day for the rest of your life. Plan a full day hike here. Take a walk in the park, visit museums and go shopping. Then climb the towers to admire the views from the observation deck and enjoy the fountain show.
There is also a place for children
