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Petronas Tower 1

3rd tallest finished building in Kuala Lumpur

Petronas Tower 1
Photo: James Kerwin from Tbilisi, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Petronas Tower 1 is a building in Kuala Lumpur, with 88 floors, finished in 1998. It stands 451.9 m (1,483 ft) tall, which makes it the 3rd tallest finished building in Kuala Lumpur.

Height
451.9 m · 1,483 ft
Rank in Kuala Lumpur
3rd of 25 listed
Floors
88
Completed
1998
City
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Heights, floors and years for finished buildings follow published figures, cross-checked with Wikipedia's list of tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur. Last checked 2 Nov 2026.