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Petronas Tower 3

Malaysia

The 1019th tallest building in the world

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Petronas Tower 3, also known as Carigali Tower, is a 60-story, 267-meter-tall skyscraper in KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is Malaysia's eighth tallest building and it is also part of the Petronas Towers complex. The 246-meter high building also features a 21-meter high crown-like structure on the top of the tower, making it 267 meters high. The building features a 6-level extension to the Suria KLCC shopping mall, while the rest of the floors above are solely made up of office spaces. It is the headquarters of Petronas Carigali, the E&P subsidiary of Petronas and some of the local subsidiaries of Multinational Corporations such as Microsoft Malaysia. Along with the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre and the Binjai On The Park condominiums, the development of Lot C falls under Phase 2 of the KLCC project. Its development cost is reported at RM1 billion. The Marini's on 57 restaurant and bar is located on the 57th floor of the building. It has a dedicated private lift that takes visitors directly to the rooftop bar and restaurant which is burned on 1 November 2025 due to gas leaks. On 1 November 2025, a fire broke out on Petronas Tower 3. It involved a restaurant in one of the building's upper floors, but the fire was successfully extinguished by firefighters.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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  2. The Exchange 106453.5 m
  3. Petronas Towers452 m
  4. Kuala Lumpur Tower421 m
  5. Telekom Tower310 m

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