Picture of the day - December 1, 2007

The Petronas Twin Towers

Photo courtesy of Jonathan Lee. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is home to the spectacular Petronas Twin Towers, the tallest twin buildings on the planet at a staggering 1,483 feet to the top of the antenna. Construction of the towers began in 1992 with two different companies building the two structures, competing with one another to see who could finish their tower first. The towers were completed just six years later, and at the time they were the world's tallest buildings, of any type. The Petronas Twin Towers easily dominate the skyline of Kuala Lumpur, and as you can see in this beautiful photo by photographer Jonathan Lee, they are simply stunning after the sun goes down! Here is Mr. Lee's very interesting story behind the image: "This picture was taken from my 31st floor hotel room. Since I was shooting through the glass, I had to turn off all the lights and shoot from behind the curtains. Hopefully no one saw me out there. I had always wanted to take a picture from this angle, and when the opportunity came I made sure that I got booked into a room facing the twin towers. "Although the towers are no longer the tallest buildings in the world, they are still the tallest TWIN towers in the world! I hope you enjoy looking at this image as much as I enjoyed capturing and sharing it with you."   --Jonathan Lee Click here to comment on this picture.   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!            Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"