A quarter-century after the Petronas Twin Towers became the world’s tallest buildings and reshaped Kuala Lumpur’s skyline, Malaysia’s capital is continuing to add new skyscrapers despite growing doubts over the level of demand for property.

Kuala Lumpur already has more super-tall buildings than all but seven cities, and recently added another – the 678.9-metre Merdeka 118, which will fully open to the public this year. A long spire helped it edge out the Shanghai Tower to become the second-tallest building in the world after Dubai’s Burj Khalifa.

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