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Merdeka 118

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Merdeka 118, officially the Merdeka Maybank Tower, is a 118-story mixed-use skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, completed in 2023 and opened to the public in January 2024. Designed by Fender Katsalidis working with RSP KL, it rises 678.9 meters, making it the world's second-tallest building after the Burj Khalifa. The tower houses office space, a luxury hotel, residential units, retail outlets and public observation decks in a single mixed-use development.

Facts
Building Type
Megatall Skyscraper 1
Location
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1
Completed Year
2023 2
Height (m)
678.9 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Skyscraper 1
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The Skyscraper, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In Style

Neo-Futurism, Styles and Movements
Source Wikipedia: Merdeka 118
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Malaysia, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Merdeka 118
Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, opening sentence describing it as a megatall skyscraper
    is a 118-story megatall skyscraper in the Merdeka Precinct, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Lead paragraph, sentence giving the November 2023 completion
    The structure was completed in November 2023, celebrating its grand opening on 10 January 2024
  • Lead paragraph, sentence giving its 678.9 metre height
    At 678.9 metres (2,227 feet) tall, it is the second-tallest building and structure in the world, only behind the Burj Khalifa
  • Lead paragraph, opening sentence naming Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    is a 118-story megatall skyscraper in the Merdeka Precinct, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
    Merdeka 118, officially the Merdeka Maybank Tower, is a 118-story mixed-use skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, completed in 2023 and opened to the public in January 2024. Designed by Fender Katsalidis working with RSP KL, it rises 678.9 meters, making it the world's second-tallest building after the Burj Khalifa. The tower houses office space, a luxury hotel, residential units, retail outlets and public observation decks in a single mixed-use development.
  • In Style: Neo-Futurism, infobox architectural_style field: Neo-futurism and Malay traditional songket pattern
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2. Wikidata: Merdeka 118
  • Wikidata Q7969454, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q7969454, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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