Four Seasons Place Kuala Lumpur
| Four Seasons Place Kuala Lumpur | |
|---|---|
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 The hotel in 2019 | |
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| Alternative names | Four Seasons KL Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Address | 145, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur City Centre |
| Construction started | 2013 |
| Completed | 2018 |
| Opening | 18 November 2018[1] |
| Owner | Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts |
| Management | Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 342.5 m (1,124 ft)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 65 (with 4 below ground) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | NRY Architect |
| Developer | |
| Engineer | Meinhardt |
| Services engineer | KTA Tenaga |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 236 |
| Number of suites | 242 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Four Seasons Place Kuala Lumpur is a 74-storey mixed commercial and residential building that comprises a hotel, apartments and shopping mall.[3] It was developed by Ipoh-born Singapore tycoon, Ong Beng Seng, partnering Tan Sri Syed Yusof Tun Syed Nasir and the Sultan of Selangor under Venus Assets Sdn Bhd.[3] It is currently the tallest hotel in Southeast Asia and the third tallest in the world. It is also the fourth tallest building in Malaysia surpassing the 310-meter-tall (1,020 ft) Telekom Tower. The 343-meter-tall (1,125 ft) skyscraper is situated next to the Petronas Twin Towers.
Shoppes at Four Seasons Place[]
The hotel includes an atrium mall named Shoppes at Four Seasons Place, also known as Shoppes @ Four Seasons Place KL. It is a luxury retail mall which is connected to the building itself and takes up 6 levels of the tower.[4] Its sister mall is located at the Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Cotai Strip under the name of "Shoppes at Four Seasons". Recently in October 2020, the Robinsons announced that they will be closing their department store at the mall along with its outlet in The Gardens Mall located at Mid Valley City.[5]
Launch[]
This project which is the first-ever Four Seasons Place in South East Asia, was launched by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak on 30 January 2013. This event was also accompanied by the Chairman of Venus Assets, Tan Sri Syed Yusof, and witnessed by Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. The project was completed in 2018.[6]
Criticism[]
The hotel's design and the location were criticised for blocking the view of the national icon, the Petronas Towers. The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) President KL Tan said in an interview to Channel NewsAsia. "Our Twin Towers are an iconic tourist attraction - they should not be blocked at all. Tourists want to have a nice view and take photos of the twin towers, once the tallest buildings in the world." To defend against this criticism, the then Malaysia's Minister of Tourism and Culture, Nazri Aziz said that "There are those who are willing to pay to stay in such hotels and there would be tourists who would visit a place just to stay in such a hotel."[7]
Transportation access[]
The building is served by the KJ10 KLCC LRT station on the Kelana Jaya Line. The building will also have access to the upcoming underground station on the Putrajaya Line (SSP) which will be the PY21 Persiaran KLCC MRT station (formerly KLCC East station).
See also[]
- List of tallest hotels
- List of tallest buildings in Malaysia
- List of tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur
- List of shopping malls in Malaysia
- Merdeka 118
- The Exchange 106Coordinates: 3°9′28.5415″N 101°42′49.6678″E / 3.157928194°N 101.713796611°E
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ a b "Property Review in Four Seasons Place for Sale / for Rent - Propwall Malaysia". www.propwall.my. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "About | Shoppes at Four Seasons Place Kuala Lumpur". www.shoppeskl.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Bernama (30 October 2020). "Hit by Covid-19, Robinsons to shutter Malaysian stores | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "The building that's changing Kuala Lumpur's skyline". Channel NewsAsia.
External links[]
- Hotels in Kuala Lumpur
- Hotel buildings completed in 2018