Telekom Tower

3°6′56.99″N 101°39′58.00″E / 3.1158306°N 101.6661111°E / 3.1158306; 101.6661111

Telekom Tower
Telekom Tower in 2019
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Construction started	1998
Completed	2001
Height
Tip	311.1 m (1,021 ft)
Roof	310 m (1,020 ft)[1]
Top floor	243 m (797 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count	55[1]
Floor area	1,600,000 sq ft (150,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Hijjas Kasturi Associates[1]
References
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Telekom Tower, also known as TM Tower is a 55-storey, 310-meter-tall supertall skyscraper in Lembah Pantai in western Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was the former headquarters of Malaysian telecommunications company, Telekom Malaysia until 2023.^[3]

It is the world's 4th tallest twisted building. It is Malaysia's 5th tallest building, and is shaped to represent a sprouting "bamboo shoot". It is regarded as the first twisted skyscraper in the world. It was designed by Hijjas Kasturi Associates and was constructed between 1998 and 2001 by Daewoo Construction. The building was officially opened on 11 February 2003 by the fourth Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. It resembles the Bitexco Financial Tower of Ho Chi Minh City (finished in 2010) and the Telecommunications Tower (finished in 2002) in Montevideo.

With a series of hanging gardens climbing it, the structure cost over $160 million. The tower has been designed to benefit from its surrounding environment, using its windows, orientation, and air condition system to encourage energy saving.^[4]

The complex also includes a theatre able to seat a 2,500 audience, a large prayer hall (surau), and a sports facility. A unique feature of the tower is its 22 open sky gardens alternating every three floors. The office floors are separated into north and south wings served by express double-deck elevators.

Near the building is Kerinchi Pylon, the tallest electricity pylon in Southeast Asia.