KL Tower rises from Bukit Nanas, placing a communications mast above one of central Kuala Lumpur’s green hilltops. Its design brings broadcasting infrastructure, public observation, and the surrounding forest reserve into a single vertical landmark.
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The tower’s shaft rises from a forested hill rather than a flat city plaza. KL Tower was built on Bukit Nanas as a telecommunications and broadcasting structure, with construction beginning in 1991 and completion in 1996. Its final height, including the antenna mast, is 421 metres.
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- KL Tower is 421 metres high including its antenna mast.
- Construction began in 1991 and the tower opened to the public in 1996.
- The tower was built for telecommunications and broadcasting and includes Islamic design motifs.
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