| One of the most interesting places to visit in Asia | | | | the other handles the odd floors. These elevators |
| is Kuala Lumpur and one of the major attractions | | | | are also specially equipped with a number of |
| there is the Petronas twin towers. These | | | | safety devices. The one that is the most |
| magnificent structures stand 458 meters tall and | | | | interested is the way that one elevator can go up |
| have 88 floors. The foundation of these towers | | | | beside another elevator and evacuate people |
| stretches 120 meters underground. The towers | | | | from it if it gets stuck or jammed between |
| themselves are made primarily of reinforced | | | | floors. |
| concrete and steel with a glass façade. | | | | The petronas Company is the one and only |
| Construction on these towers was finished in | | | | tenant of tower one. The other tower called |
| 1996. | | | | Tower 2 is available for rent to other tenants'. |
| Visitors are allowed to go to the 41st floor to see | | | | Currently Accenture, Bloomberg, Boeing, IBM, |
| the sky bridge. From this vantage point you can | | | | Microsoft, Reuters, and a large number of smaller |
| see the park below and on a clear day all the | | | | firms all call this tower home. |
| surrounding cities of Kuala Lumpur. In order to get | | | | At the base of the towers there is a shopping |
| into the sky bridge it is necessary to get a pass. | | | | plaza called Suria KLCC. It has a large number of |
| These passes are given to about 1400 people | | | | shops featuring all kinds of different merchandise. |
| every day, and usually they are all distributed | | | | On the 4th floor you will find the petroleum |
| before noon, so make sure you get there very | | | | development centre. |
| early to ensure that you manage to get one. | | | | Just outside the plaza is the KLCC Park. This park |
| In a building this massive it would seem logical that | | | | has jogging and walking paths, a wading pool, and |
| the elevator system be huge and I can assure | | | | a children's playground. It has a very large water |
| you that you will not be disappointed. There are 3 | | | | fountain with built in lighting that puts on a |
| groups of elevators that together service all the | | | | fantastic show, as the water blasts high into the |
| floors in the building. The elevator cars are two | | | | air. Getting to the towers is easy. Take the Putra |
| stories, so one story handles the even floors and | | | | train right to the towers. |