• Malaysia's iconic Petronas Twin Towers stand in the background in downtown Kuala Lumpur. After work started in 1993, the towers were completed in 1996 and were the tallest buildings in the world for six years until Taipei 101 was finished. Mohd Rasfan / AFP
    Malaysia's iconic Petronas Twin Towers stand in the background in downtown Kuala Lumpur. After work started in 1993, the towers were completed in 1996 and were the tallest buildings in the world for six years until Taipei 101 was finished. Mohd Rasfan / AFP
  • The Emirates Park Towers stand at 355 metres and house the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Hotel. They have 72 storeys. Pawan Singh / The National
    The Emirates Park Towers stand at 355 metres and house the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Hotel. They have 72 storeys. Pawan Singh / The National
  • The JW Marriott Marquis Hotel in Emirates Park Towers in Dubai. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
    The JW Marriott Marquis Hotel in Emirates Park Towers in Dubai. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
  • Emirates Towers, centre, in Downtown Dubai, are 354 metres and 309 metres tall. Sarah Dea / The National
    Emirates Towers, centre, in Downtown Dubai, are 354 metres and 309 metres tall. Sarah Dea / The National
  • The SPG Global Twin Towers in the background in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. They stand at 286 metres. Topic Photo Agency / Corbis
    The SPG Global Twin Towers in the background in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. They stand at 286 metres. Topic Photo Agency / Corbis
  • The Cullinan residential twin towers in Hong Kong stand at 270 metres and feature 68 floors. They are the ninth tallest towers in Hong Kong. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
    The Cullinan residential twin towers in Hong Kong stand at 270 metres and feature 68 floors. They are the ninth tallest towers in Hong Kong. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
  • The Al Kazim Towers behind the Dubai Pearl project near Dubai Media City in Dubai. The towers are 265 metres tall and were completed in 2008. They have 53 floors. Pawan Singh / The National
    The Al Kazim Towers behind the Dubai Pearl project near Dubai Media City in Dubai. The towers are 265 metres tall and were completed in 2008. They have 53 floors. Pawan Singh / The National
  • The Phoenix Towers project to be built in Wuhan, China, is due for completion between 2017 and 2018. Courtesy Chetwoods
    The Phoenix Towers project to be built in Wuhan, China, is due for completion between 2017 and 2018. Courtesy Chetwoods

Property

World’s tallest twin towers - in pictures

Liz Claus

October 28, 2014

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After Emaar Properties announced it plans to build the world’s tallest twin towers at Dubai Creek Harbour we take a look at the current tallest dual-tower projects from around the world.

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