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The 50-storey skyscraper holds the distinction of being the first building over 200 m (656 ft) in Kuala Lumpur and at the time of its completion in 1987, the building was the third-tallest building in Asia and the world outside of North America, after the Overseas Union Bank Centre in Singapore and the 63 Building in Seoul, South Korea.
Merdeka 118, formerly known as Menara Warisan Merdeka, [a] KL 118 and PNB 118, is a 118-story megatall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.At 678.9 m (2,227 ft) tall, [3] it is the second-tallest building and structure in the world, only behind the Burj Khalifa at 829.8 m (2,722 ft).
Besides Kuala Lumpur and its surrounding metropolitan area, most Malaysian skyscrapers are built either in George Town or Johor Bahru. [3] Since 2023, Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur has been the tallest skyscraper in Malaysia. Built with an architectural height of 678.9 metres (2,227 ft), it contains the tallest observatory installed in a spire ...
The building was officially opened by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, on 31 August 1999. [14] The twin towers were built on the site of Kuala Lumpur's race track. It was the tallest structure in Malaysia at the time of its completion. [15]
Tallest buildings in Johor Bahru, tallest buildings outside of Kuala Lumpur & tallest residential tower in South East Asia. 24: One Raffles Place Tower 1: Singapore Singapore: 277.8 m: 63: 1986: Tallest skyscraper in Southeast Asia from 1986 - 1992 25: Republic Plaza: Singapore Singapore: 276.3 m: 66: 1998: 26: One City Centre: Bangkok Thailand ...
Merdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur, 678.9 m (2,227 ft), second tallest building in the world; The Exchange 106, Kuala Lumpur, 453.6 m (1,488 ft) Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, 451.9 m (1,483 ft), tallest twin buildings in the world; Kuala Lumpur Tower, Kuala Lumpur, 421 m (1,381 ft), tallest telecommunication tower in Southeast Asia
The following is a list of the tallest buildings in the world by country, ... Kuala Lumpur: 678.9 m (2,227 ft) ... Singapore 305 1,001 63 2028 References
The construction of Maybank Tower commenced in 1984 on Court Hill, over the site of a colonial era Sessions Court building, and was completed in 1988. Before the construction of the Petronas Twin Towers in 1995, Maybank Tower was the tallest building in Kuala Lumpur as well as Malaysia, at 244 m (801 ft), around half the height of Petronas Twin ...