15. Twin Towers of Petronas
Location: Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur
Completed Year: 1999 * Total Cost: $1.16 Billion
If someone had journeyed to witness the world’s highest structure between 1998 and 2004, they would have arrived in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, and gazed at the Petronas Twin Towers. No, we’re not referring to a Harry Potter spell here, but they’re still quite amazing.
Two towers in Petronas ©Shutterstock/Wirestock Creators
The 88-story Petronas Towers, which cost $1.16 billion (about $2 billion in today’s currency), rise 1,482 feet above the earth. Architect Fazlur Rahman Khan, who also planned the structure with an Islamic art motif in mind, gave the structures their distinctive form.
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