Synopsis

Soaring nearly 1,500 feet above the ground, the Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia held the distinction of being the world’s tallest buildings when recognized as such by the Council on Tall Buildings in 1996. Connecticut architect Cesar Pelli wove traditional Islamic design elements with contemporary skyscraper aesthetics, crafting a landmark symbolic of burgeoning Asia. We invite you to explore this portal to the East—an extraordinary feat of engineering that drew upon expertise from across the g