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=Petronas towers by Alejandro Pérez Suárez= 

**__ 1 -. DESCRIPTION __**  101 ° 42 '43 " East
 * Construction : Began in 1988 - Finished in 1998
 * Location: Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia, Asia 3 ° 9 '29 "North

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 * **Type of structure: framed structure**

> They were designed by architect Cesar Pelli and completed in 1998.With 88 floors , the concrete structure and glass evoke the most traditional motifs of Islamic art, honoring theMuslim heritage of Malaysia. PelliIslamic geometric design used in the plant to weavetwo squares , gradually decreasing in size at the top, which is based on a very traditionalmotif in Islamic culture <span style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">: <span class="hps" style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">a star of 12 peaks including a circleat each intersection. The construction of the towers began in 1988. > <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">
 * <span class="hps" style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">history:
 * __<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">2 -. __ __<span class="hps" style="background-color: #f5f5f5; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">WHAT ARE THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE STRUCTURE OR USE <span style="background-color: #f5f5f5; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">? __ **

**Petronas towers are used for lodging**

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 * __<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">3. - ____<span class="hps" style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">WHAT ARE DIFFERENT PARTS <span style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">? <span class="hps" style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Elements of the structure ... __**

<span class="hps" style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Petronas towers have 88 floors of reinforced concrete and steel and glass cover <span style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">. <span class="hps" style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The external housing is stainless steel <span style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">. <span class="hps" style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">A system of vertical depth, modulates umbrellasforms and produces a three-dimensional facade appropriate for the tropics.
 * __<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">4 - WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS MADE OF? __**


 * __<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">5 - __**** __<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">STRESSES IN THE STRUCTURE __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">: ** tension, compression, torsion, bending, shearing
 * Tension:**
 * In the beans there are tension because it hold the bridge.


 * Comprenssion:**


 * In the towers and in the beams there are compression because the beams hold the bridge and the towers on them.


 * Bending:**




 * At the top of the buildings there are bending because the air apply forces on the towers.


 * __<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">6.- STABILITY, RIGIDITY AND RESISTANCE __**
 * **<span style="background-color: white; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 9.5pt;">This structure is made rigid by : the form of the building and the bridge. **
 * **<span style="background-color: white; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 9.5pt;">This structure is made stable by :the bridge, the beams and the foundations. **
 * **<span style="background-color: white; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 9.5pt;">This structure is made resistant by : strongs materials (steel and glass). **


 * __<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px;">7.- Picture Gallery __**

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 * __<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">7.- More information: __**

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 * __<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">9.- CURIOSITIES __**

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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> Petronas Twin Towers were the tallest buildings in the world until 2004, when Taipei 101 took over the title.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> Petronas Towers are still the tallest twin buildings in the world.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> There are 88 stories in Petronas Twin Towers.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> Petronas Towers were designed by Argentine-American architect César Pelli.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> The foundation of Petronas Twin Towers is as much as 120 m deep and was built by Bachy Soletanche.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> Reinforced Concrete is the main material used in the construction of Petronas Towers.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> Petronas Twin Towers make use of glass facade that was designed to resemble Islamic art motifs.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> The overall height of Petronas Towers is 451.9m (1483ft), from street level.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> Petronas Twin Towers measure 378m (1240ft) high, without the pinnacle.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> Petronas Towers spread over an area or around 341,760 sq. m. (3.7 million sq. ft.).
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> The sky-bridge of Petronas Twin Towers is at 41st and 42nd level and is 58.4m (192ft) long. It weighs 750 tons.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> There are 10 escalators in each building of Petronas Towers.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> The entry to Petronas Towers is free, but only a limited number of timed tickets are provided on a daily basis.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> Petronas Twin Towers have 32,000 windows.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> It cost US $1.2 billion to build Petronas Towers.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> Petronas Twin Towers also include an art gallery, an 840-seat concert hall, and an underground parking lot.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> The main occupant of the Petronas Towers is Petronas, the national oil-company of Malaysia.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> Below Petronas Twin Towers is a shopping mall, Suria KLCC, and Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, the home of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> Accenture, Al Jazeera English, Carigali Hess Bloomberg, Boeing, IBM, Khazanah Nasional Berhad, McKinsey & Co, TCS, Krawler Networks, Microsoft, and Reuters are some of the companies that have rented offices in the Petronas Towers.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> There is a service building located to the east of the Petronas Twin Towers. It contains services required to keep the building operational.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #414040; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> Alain "Spiderman" Robert, a French urban climber, tried to climb the Petronas Towers on 20th March 1997, with his bare hands and feet. He reached the 60th floor, where he was arrested by the police. He again tried the feat, this time on the other building, on 20th March 2007. This time also, he managed to reach only 60thfloor and was arrested by the police.


 * __<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">10.- PERSONAL COMMENTS __**

**I think petronas towers are awesome and interesting!** <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: absolute; top: 584.5px; width: 1px;">**__<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">8.- Picture Gallery __**

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