Samsung C&T-UEM completes world's 2nd-tallest skyscraper in Malaysia

South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corp. announced on Thursday that its JV with UEM Construction completed the construction of the world's second tallest building, Merdeka 118, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Merdeka 118 is a 679-meter-high, 118-floors above ground and five floors below complex building in the central part of the Malaysian capital. The total floor space is 673,862 square meters. At this skyscraper, there will be included a luxury hotel, a shopping mall, and houses.

The amount of steel bars used measures about 40,000 kilometers.

In 1998, Samsung C&T completed the 452-meter-high Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, the then-highest building in Malaysia, and has since built several other high-rise buildings in the country. 

The company also built the local landmarks including Star Residences and the Sapura Building.

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