Menara Telekom

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Menara Telekom
Menara Telekom.

Headquarters of the TM Group

Information
Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Status Complete
Constructed 1998-2001
Use Office
Height
Antenna/Spire -
Roof 310 m
Top floor -
Technical Details
Floor count 55
Floor area 1.6 million ft²
Companies
Architect Hijjas Kasturi

Menara Telekom (or Menara TM) is the headquarters of Telekom Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur.

It is 310m (1017ft), has 55 floors, and shaped to represent a sprouting "bamboo shoot". It is located along the Federal Highway, Sprint Expressway and Jalan Pantai Baru and is served by the Rapid KL Kerinchi LRT station. It was designed by Hijjas Kasturi Associates and was constructed between 1998 and 2001 by PECD Berhad.

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 skygardens 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 Malaysia and Southeast Asia.

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Menara Telekom from Kerinchi LRT station
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Menara Telekom from Kerinchi LRT station

Menara Telekom also houses several well-known tenants, namely DaimlerChrysler, Hapag-Lloyd, Unilever, Henkel Malaysia, Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad, Takaful Nasional and the IT Department of Tenaga Nasional.

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