Petronas Tower 3, also known as Carigali Tower, is a 60-story, 267-meter-tall

skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...

in KLCC,

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. It is

's eighth tallest building and it is also part of the

Petronas Towers The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers or KLCC Twin Towers, ( Malay: ''Menara Berkembar Petronas'') are 88-storey supertall skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, standing at . From 1998 to 2003, they were officially desig ...

complex. The 246-meter high building also features a 21-meter high crown-like structure on the top of the tower, making it 267-meter high. The building features a 6-level extension to the

Suria KLCC Suria KLCC is a 6-story shopping mall located at the foot of the Petronas Twin Towers. Suria KLCC is a premier shopping destination with over 300 flagship stores. The shopping mall is situated in Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ...

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 Petroliam Nasional Berhad (National Petroleum Limited), commonly known as Petronas, is a Malaysian oil and gas company. Established in 1974 and wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with all oil and gas re ...

and some of the local subsidiaries of Multinational Corporations such as Microsoft Malaysia. Along with the

Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre ( ms, Pusat Konvensyen Kuala Lumpur), also known as the KL Convention Centre, is a convention and exhibition centre located in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) development in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The ...

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 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.

Construction

Construction started in late 2006 and completed in 2012. In January 2011, KLCC Properties Holdings Berhad (KLCCP) awarded an RM665mil contract for the superstructure to

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Engineering and Construction, which began building the top structure in March 2009. The retail mall section is expected to be ready by 2010, followed by the office block component by October 2011. The office tower will house net lettable office space, while the retail portion of the building will measure . The development will also feature a tunnel link to the adjacent Lot D1, KLCC for future development.

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External links

KLCC official website

KLCC Lot C on Emporis
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