Kuala Lumpur City Centre
Central business district in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) is a multipurpose development area in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KLCC refers to the area within and surrounding the KLCC Park but the term has also been widely used by buildings nearby to the vicinity.
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Kuala Lumpur City Centre | |
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Pusat Bandar Kuala Lumpur | |
Alternative names | KLCC, KL City Centre |
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Type | Central business district |
Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Coordinates | 3.15687°N 101.71473°E / 3.15687; 101.71473 |
Groundbreaking | March 1993 |
Construction started | 1 January 1987 |
Completed | 1 January 1990 |
Inaugurated | 31 August 1999; 24 years ago (1999-08-31) |
Renovated | 13 January 1991 |
Owner | KLCC Property Holdings Berhad (KLCCP) |
Website | |
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Designed to be a city within a city, the 100-acre site hosts the tallest twin buildings in the world, the fourth tallest hotel in the world, a shopping mall, office buildings and several hotels. A public park and a mosque have also been built in the area and are open to everyone. Areas within KLCC is cooled via district cooling located on the property. The whole precinct was developed by KLCC Property Holdings Berhad (KLCCP) of the KLCC Group of Companies, a property investment arm of Petronas.