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Telekom Tower

2001 establishments in MalaysiaEngvarB from September 2014Malaysian building and structure stubsOffice buildings completed in 2001Postmodern architecture in Malaysia
Skyscraper office buildings in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur. Telekom Tower. 2019 12 13 17 05 45
Kuala Lumpur. Telekom Tower. 2019 12 13 17 05 45

Telekom Tower, also known as TM Tower is a 55-story, 310-meter-tall supertall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is Malaysia's fith tallest building, and is shaped to represent a sprouting "bamboo shoot". It is located along the Federal Highway, Sprint Expressway and Jalan Pantai Baharu and is served by the Rapid KL Kerinchi LRT station. It was designed by Hijjas Kasturi Associates and was constructed between 1998 and 2001 by Deawoo Construction. The building was officially opened on 11 February 2003 by the fourth Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. It resembles the Bitexco Financial Tower of Ho Chi Minh City (finished in 2010) and the Telecommunications Tower (finished in 2002) in Montevideo. With a series of hanging gardens climbing it, the structure cost over $160 million. The tower has been designed to benefit from its surrounding environment, using its windows, orientation, and air condition system to encourage energy saving.The complex also includes a theatre able to seat a 2,500 audience, a large prayer hall (surau), and a sports facility. A unique feature of the tower is its 22 open sky gardens alternating every three floors. The office floors are separated into north and south wings served by express double-deck elevators. Near the building is Kerinchi Pylon, the tallest electricity pylon in Southeast Asia.

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Telekom Tower
Federal Highway Motorcycle Lane, Kuala Lumpur

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Federal Highway Motorcycle Lane
50614 Kuala Lumpur
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