[5] Before the PWTC, the area was the venue of the first and subsequent annual UMNO General Assemblies.

This building is also used for the International Quran Recitation Competition every year, since it was moved from Stadium Merdeka in 1985.

WTC KL is located in the Jalan Putra ward in the north-western corner of downtown Kuala Lumpur.

The Sunway Putra Mall is connected to WTC KL by a pedestrian bridge, which also links up the LRT and KTM Komuter stations and the aforementioned hotels.

It is also connected by a pedestrian bridge across Jalan Kuching to the  KA04  Putra Komuter station which serves both the Seremban Line and Port Klang Line on the KTM Komuter network.