The Petronas Twin Towers are the unmistakable calling card of the Malaysian capital city of Kuala Lumpur, affectionately called KL. The 88-story, 1,483-foot cylindrical towers were the tallest buildings in the world when they were completed in 1996, until 2004 when Taiwan"s Taipei 101 topped them by almost 200 feet. Still the tallest twin skyscrapers in the world, they"re our perfect inspiration today on Skyscraper Day, set aside to appreciate such engineering and architectural feats.
Skyscraper Day
Today in History
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Village of Zahara de la Sierra, Cadiz, Spain
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Reflecting on one of the world s strangest rivers
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The birth of Bauhaus
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Meandering through Patagonia
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A ‘circus of chaos’ for Stravinsky
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Boxing Day in East Yorkshire, England
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Brain coral
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National Rivers Month
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Brown bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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Kings Mountain, Chugach Mountains, Alaska
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Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
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The otherworldly red river
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Lantern Festival
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Let the Highland games begin
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World Theater Day
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Light show in the forest
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The Guggenheim Bilbao turns 25
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Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Vacuum Chamber 5 at Glenn Research Center
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Discovery Day in Yukon, Canada
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What s going on in this sky?
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Let’s go foraging
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Go Fly a Kite Day
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Back on the rise
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St. Michaels Mount in Marazion, Cornwall, England
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
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Gem State views
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Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand
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The beach at Cala Luna, Sardinia, Italy
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Salzburg, Austria
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