Tower Two (Kuala Lumpur)
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Menara 2 (Tower 2)
Tower Two was built by South Korean contractors Samsung C&T www.samsungcnt.com/ and Kukdong Engineering & Construction www.kukdong.co.kr/ The Skybridge contract was completed by Kukdong Engineering & Construction. Although the Japanese company who built Tower One started construction earlier, the South Korean companies were able to complete construction ahead of the Japanese company's schedule. Thus, Tower Two became the first to reach the world's tallest building at the time. Tower Two is being occupied by some of Petronas' associate companies while the remaining space is being leased out to multinationals.
On the morning of 1st September 2009, Alain Robert, the Frenchman nicknamed "Spiderman" climbed to the top of Tower Two. He celebrated his ascent by standing with his arms outspread on the pinnacle of Tower Two, as a helicopter circled in the misty early morning. Robert first tried to scale Tower One on March 20, 1997, and made a second unsuccessful attempt on Tower Two exactly ten years later on March 20, 2007. Each time he reached the 60th storey before being intercepted by authorities.
Tower Two was built by South Korean contractors Samsung C&T www.samsungcnt.com/ and Kukdong Engineering & Construction www.kukdong.co.kr/ The Skybridge contract was completed by Kukdong Engineering & Construction. Although the Japanese company who built Tower One started construction earlier, the South Korean companies were able to complete construction ahead of the Japanese company's schedule. Thus, Tower Two became the first to reach the world's tallest building at the time. Tower Two is being occupied by some of Petronas' associate companies while the remaining space is being leased out to multinationals.
On the morning of 1st September 2009, Alain Robert, the Frenchman nicknamed "Spiderman" climbed to the top of Tower Two. He celebrated his ascent by standing with his arms outspread on the pinnacle of Tower Two, as a helicopter circled in the misty early morning. Robert first tried to scale Tower One on March 20, 1997, and made a second unsuccessful attempt on Tower Two exactly ten years later on March 20, 2007. Each time he reached the 60th storey before being intercepted by authorities.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petronas_Towers
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Coordinates: 3°9'29"N 101°42'43"E
- Megan Avenue II 0.6 km
- Tradewinds Square 0.7 km
- LOT 301 by PHB 0.9 km
- U Mobile Sdn Bhd (223969-U) 1.7 km
- Kuala Lumpur (KL) Police Contingent Headquarters 1.8 km
- Merdeka 118 (U/C) 2.2 km
- Sunway Velocity (U/C) 3.2 km
- Dataran Dwitasik Shop/Office 6.2 km
- Cheras Business Centre 7 km
- Connaught Avenue 9 km
- Kuala Lumpur City Centre 0.5 km
- Race track 0.6 km
- Kampung Baru Muslim Cemetery 0.6 km
- Golden Triangle 0.7 km
- Old Kuala Lumpur 0.9 km
- Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve 1.2 km
- Capital Square 1.5 km
- Chow Kit 1.7 km
- Gombak District 16 km
- Selangor 37 km