According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) as of 2024[update], Kuala Lumpur has 179 skyscrapers exceeding 150 m (492 ft) in height, the most in Malaysia.
[1] The majority of them are located in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC), Golden Triangle, Mont' Kiara and Old Downtown.
[4] The Lee Yan Lian Building stood as the tallest in the city until it was in turn surpassed by the completion of the 77 m (253 ft) 20-storey Malaysian Houses of Parliament, which opened in 1963.
[8] Maybank Tower, standing at 243.5 m (799 ft), held the record of being the tallest building in Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia for nearly 10 years.
[12][13][14][15] This lists ranks Kuala Lumpur's skyscrapers that stand at least 150 m (492 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement.