суббота, 21 января 2012 г.

Supersooruzheniya: Petronas Towers

Supersooruzheniya: Petronas Towers
Supersooruzheniya: Petronas Towers

Petronas Twin Towers - a 88-story skyscraper, the height of each of which is 451.9 meters. Interestingly, the roof height 378.6 m and a total height of the building is achieved by a spire. Are these towers in Kuala Lumpur (the capital of Malaysia). Petronas Towers today are among the five highest buildings in the world, and from 1998 to 2004, they held first place in this ranking.


Designing a skyscraper going on with the participation of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who offered to do it in the Islamic style. As a result, the complex has the form of two eight-pointed stars, and dome shapes reminiscent of mosques.


Construction of the towers lasted 6 years (from 1992 to 1998) under the guidance of architect Cesar Pelli. Originally the building site was selected a site that was later proved not suitable for such a heavy building. The reason for this was the composition of the soil of the site. Later, the construction site was chosen territory of the former racetrack.


The device is the foundation, which is the largest concrete foundation in the world, it took about 13 thousand cubic meters. meters of concrete. The length of piles supporting the amounts to almost 390 feet. The entire complex, which was created around the Petronas occupies 40 hectares.


Skyline suffered serious similar steel buildings as well as for its construction using special reinforced concrete. To decorate the facades of glass used (there are only 32 thousand windows).


Petronas Towers


towers are equipped with powerful luminous elements that are visible from afar. This light serves as a safety feature to flying aircraft did not touch the tower. And illumination enabled Petronas to join the beautiful buildings of the country and become one of the most notable skyscrapers of the world than is particularly proud of Malaysia.


Boasts Petronas and its underground parking, which also accommodates up to 4.5 thousand vehicles. To do this, building an original system for the connection between the floors. Comfortable and fast elevators are double-decker, the first "floor" elevator stopped only on odd floors, and the second - only on the even.


Petronas Towers


to the twins famous Celestial Bridge (SkyBridge) situated at an altitude of 170 m above the ground between 41 and 42 storeys. Its length is 58 meters, and the dead weight - 750 tons.


Skyscraper Petronas more office job. One of the towers is completely the same title company and the other tenants occupy, there are offices, exhibition and conference halls, an art gallery.


To date, the Malaysian skyscraper altitude record surpassed only United Arab Emirates with his brainchild Burj Dubai, a Taiwanese tower "Taipei 101" and the Shanghai World Financial Center.


Petronas Towers



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