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Above left: picture taken from Menara Kuala Lumpur of the Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur (right).
Construction on this hotel, which should become KL’s tallest (243m/797f, 60 stories) hotel
began at the end of the last century, but was halted not long after due to financial problems.
Work was resumed at the end of 2001, but since then not much work has been done.
This was the under construction status of the skyscraper in February of 2003.
Next to it, on the left, is Wisma Denmark (142m/466f, 32 stories, 1992), which houses the Danish Embassy.
On the far left you can see Menara Safuan (no height known, 26 stories, 1992).
Above middle and right: two pictures of Berjaya Times Square, Towers A and B.
These 203m/666f towers (48 stories) were still under construction in February of 2003,
when the pictures were taken. The building was completed late 2003.


Above left and middle left: Maju Tower, aka Maju Perdana, Tower I (196m/643f, 50 stories, 2002).
Above middle right: Menara Shahzan (193m/633f, 46 stories, 1990).
Above right: Menara CitiBank (190m/624f, 50 stories, 1995).


Above left and middle left: two tall hotels that were under construction when the pictures were taken (February of 2003):
the Hilton KL Sentral and the Meridian KL Sentral.
Both towers are 154metres (505f, 38 stories) tall. They were completed at the end of 2004.
Above middle and right: Menara Public Bank (170m/558f, 36 stories, 1994),
seen from a few different angles.


Above left: Kompleks Dayabumi (157m/515f, 35 stories, 1984).
Above middle left: Menara PNB (no height known (but about 200 metres), 47 stories, 1985).
Above middle right and right: Bangunan Tabung Haji (aka: the Lembaga Urusan Tabung Haji building)
another extraordinary KL building (152m/498f, 38 stories, 1994).
The building is owned by the body that deals with pilgrimage to Mekah.


Above left: streetview of Wisma Denmark (142m/466f, 32 stories, 1992).
The building houses the Danish Royal Embassy.
Above middle: Wisma Cyclecarri (132m/433f, 27 stories, 1993).
Above right: Menara Budaya (151m/495f, 37 stories, 1996).


Above left: two pictures of Bangunan BSN, Bank Simparan Nasional
(no height known; it has 30 stories).
Above middle right: Bangunan Sime Bank Annex (no height known, 29 stories, 1986).
Above right: Wisma Tun Sambanthan (no height known, 36 stories, 1988).


Above left: small skyline view of a few skyscrapers of Kuala Lumpur
from the parking lot area of Menara Kuala Lumpur.
Above right: view from the park behind the Petronas complex of another bunch of skyscrapers.


Thanks to norerieff marzuki for some of the detail information on this page.

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Kuala Lumpur's 10 tallest skyscrapers:
1. PETRONAS TOWER I 452m/1,483f, 88 stories, 1998
2. PETRONAS TOWER II 452m/1,483f, 88 stories, 1998
3. MENARA TELEKOM 310m/1,017f, 55 stories, 2001
4. MENARA MAYBANK 244m/799f, 50 stories, 1988
5. EMPIRE TOWER 238m/781f, 62 stories, 1994
6. MENARA MAXIS 212m/696f, 49 stories, 1998
7. BANGUNAN AMFINANCE 210m/689f, 50 stories, 1998
8. BERJAYA TIMES SQUARE, TOWERS A & B 203m/666f, 48 stories, 2003
9. MENARA MULTI PURPOSE 198m/650f, 40 stories, 1994
10. MAJU TOWER 196m/643f, 50 stories, 2002

The building data, the top 10 of tallest buildings and some of the building information are courtesy of
EMPORIS.COM, one of the world's leading architectural resources on tall buildings.

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