In the photo-blog about my stopover at Malaysia, I did not put up the photos of the Petronas Towers cause most of my snaps turned out dark.. I forgot to change the settings for the difference in lighting. So, I waited for my friend who recently visited Malaysia to send me some of hers so that I could put it up here.. Enjoy
The angled skybridge view
A Little background history of the Petronas, you could google it, but for those who cant, here goes -
Petronas Towers, are the world's tallest twin towers, at 1,483 ft (452 m). It has 88-floors and is connected at levels 41 and 42 by a double-decker pedestrian skybridge. Although the Taipei 101 tower is the tallest building in the world, standing at 1670 ft (508 m), it is not a twin tower. They say it is based on Islamic Architecture, but as I was looking at the 8 arcs and 16 pointed star formations, I was thinking of the Hindu Yantra and Mandalas that are used for Prayers to the Goddess Shakti. So I am going to refrain from saying whether it is Islamic or Hindu.
The view of the inside of the spire.. Look at the design.. doesnt it look like a Mandala? 
The inside of the tower.. I loved the symmetry. I like things that give a sense of order.
When I was there, it was evening and it was really humid and hot. It was a Sunday and the offices were closed except for the mall on the 2nd floor. If you go to the towers be sure to have some Malaysian currency, especially if you intend using the restrooms.
Does that look like a Spiderweb? or an Onion peel?
It was designed by the Argentinean-American architect Cesar Pelli. The twin towers house Petronas, Malaysia's government-owned oil company, as well as associated Malaysian firms and multinational companies. The tenants of these towers include corporations like Bloomberg Asia, Microsoft Malaysia, Reuters Asia, Shell Global exploration, The Boeing Company, G.E. US, PCCB, TATA, UBS, Veritas, Asia Telecom, Baclays Capital, Conoco Philips, IBM, Hua Wei Technologies, Foundation for the Future, Keppel, Lucent Technologies, Mc Kinsey, Mitsubishi Japan.
This was the Independence square. I liked the way the buildings blended, It had different architectural styles in one place. There was a garden with fountains where you could sit and look around, it was beautiful.. I was too tired to enjoy it but I did manage to take a few snaps.
The fountain. Somehow the sound of water drowns the noise of vehicles on the roads around this park.
Another view of the buildings at the Independence square.
This brings the Malaysia Photoblog to a close. Hope you enjoy them.
Peace
Mithuna.
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