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KLCC, which stands for Kuala Lumpur City Centre, was the world's largest urban redevelopment project at the time of its construction. It was built to create a self-contained city within a city. KLCC covers an area of over 1.67 million sq metres (18 million sq feer). It includes commercial, retail, hotel, convention, residential, and entertainment facilities. The masterplan delineated the site into 22 freehold lots on the 20-hectare site.



KLCC, the Kuala Lumpur City Centre.

The KLCC project is being undertaken in phases. Phase One was launched in 1992. It comprises:

  • the 88-storey PETRONAS Twin Towers
  • Suria KLCC - the 6-level 1.5 million sq. feet shopping centre
  • the 49-storey Menara Maxis
  • the 30-storey Menara ExxonMobil
  • the 32-storey Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur hotel
  • a 20-hectare (50-acre) Public Park
  • two Disctrict Cooling Centres
  • and a mosque

    Phase Two Development comprises the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre and The Binjai condominiums.

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