Menara Kuala Lumpur

This guide to Menara Kuala Lumpur opens with a century-old jelutong tree that forced engineers to redesign the tower's location on Bukit Nanas before construction began in 1991. It traces the record-setting 31-hour concrete pour of 1993 and the ornate lobby crafted by artisans from Isfahan, then follows the tower's brief run as Malaysia's tallest structure before the Petronas Towers rose nearby. Look for the tree itself, still standing near the lobby.