AmBank Tower ( ms, Menara AmBank) is the
41st tallest skyscraper in
Malaysia
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. The tower is located in Jalan Yap Kwan Seng; merely 0.05 km
from the
Kuala Lumpur City Centre
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.
Designed to ...
. The tower was officially launched by the fourth
Prime Minister of Malaysia
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,
Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir bin Mohamad ( ms, محاضير بن محمد, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the office ...
in 2003. It also has an antenna on the top of the building.
The tower houses the headquarters of
AmBank
AmBank Group comprises AMMB Holdings Berhad (AMBANK 1015) is one of the largest banking groups in Malaysia whose core businesses are retail banking, wholesale banking, Islamic banking, and life and general insurance.
The Group trades under a ...
Group.
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Tenants
Besides AmBank, the tower also houses notable tenants such as Acer Sales and Services and Mongoose Publishing (Malaysia).[
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See also
*List of tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur
According to a 2009 estimate by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Kuala Lumpur was projected to rank 10th among the cities with the most completed buildings above 100 metres with a combined height of 34,035 metres from its 244 high ...
*AmBank
AmBank Group comprises AMMB Holdings Berhad (AMBANK 1015) is one of the largest banking groups in Malaysia whose core businesses are retail banking, wholesale banking, Islamic banking, and life and general insurance.
The Group trades under a ...
References
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Skyscraper office buildings in Kuala Lumpur
Office buildings completed in 1998
1998 establishments in Malaysia
Postmodern architecture in Malaysia