Highlights
- Its name is Merdeka 118
- Merdeka Floors 31 Lakh Sq. ft.
- Iconic Towers for the Future
The title of being the second tallest building in the world will no longer be held by Shanghai in China, it will be near Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. A 118-storey and more than 2,227 feet high building is under construction in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its name is Merdeka 118 and it will be fully ready next year. After this, the title of tallest building in the world will go to Merdeka. This information has come from a report by CNN. Merdeka is an Indonesian and Malay word, which means freedom.
The tallest building in the world is the Shanghai Tower at 2,073 feet. It has 128 floors. The tallest building in the world is Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yacob has described the Merdeka project as the iconic tower of the future. He says that this is not only a great achievement in the field of engineering, but it further cements Malaysia’s position as a modern and developed country.
31 lakh sq ft floor space
Merdeka has a floor area of 31 lakh square feet. More than half of this space will be given to offices. The tower will also have a mall, a mosque, a Park Hyatt hotel and the highest observation deck in Southeast Asia. The four-acre-wide site will also have public spaces and a park on the ground. According to Malaysia’s PM, the sculptural design of the Merdeka Tower depicts the image of former leader Tunku Abdul Rahman as he raised his hand and shouted merdeka. Rahman declared the independence of Malaysia in 1957.
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Covid delayed the preparation
Merdeka Tower was expected to open this year. But work was temporarily halted in March 2020, when the Malaysian government introduced strict lockdown measures to combat the spread of COVID-19. The project’s architect company, Fender Katslidis, said the triangular glass planes on the building’s facade were inspired by patterns found in Malaysian arts and crafts.
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