As I was finishing the video, I thought, "Huh, no sponsor." And I felt kind of relieved. Then you said it is sponsored by Kone, and I have to hand it to you - I can't remember the last time I saw a video in which the sponsor's work was so integral and relevant to the subject matter, to the extent that I didn't even recognize it as an ad.
It also said "Sponsored by KONE" in the bottom left right at the start of the video so you already knew what's up from the start, I mean they are a big well known company.
True, and KONE is finnish! (i'm finnish). And im glad they made 2 panoramic elevator shafts for once, they are pretty rare, sure many hotels got them but not megatall skyscrapers
As someone who works in KL, while waiting for the train at Pasar Seni, I saw this building under construction almost daily. Somehow I feel like a proud father who watched his child grow up little by little every day
@@TheB1MI must say your videos about the building industry are almost mind blowing!! Having retired from this branch it’s amazing to see how the branch has evolved over and over again. Please keep up the great work. TY
When I was younger: tall buildings were everything to me. But it wasn’t just the height. It was the Incredible planning and engineering of the structure itself that drew me in before the beauty and functionality captivated me. And after all these years I still feel the same about these buildings. Watching your videos; I feel we share the exact appreciation of and spirit Fred. As always, excellent job!
@@xcel5203just because you can't build it .. don't show you jealous and ignorant here... Europe has already developed and many of European Cities already more than 500 and some even 1000+ years compared to many Cities in Asia, Cities like KL just been established as tin mining towns in the end of 19 century and just rapidly developed in the 1990s. So many of these new cities in Asia have the luxury to build anything they want and what is the problem with you?
Fun fact: The 118 happens to be angled in a way where it reflects the morning sun directly onto a major roadway below with its massive window panes, often blinding drivers and raising complaints on a daily basis.
@@Azrudi Cities are for people and businesses. People and businesses need roads for cars in every single modern city. It's only primitive if you're thinking of some idealistic future that doesn't exist.
I was actually wondering how they would attempt that, given that they were lifted into place and essentially closed into the *lift room*.. I've been in those rooms and they usually have access but this idk. Aha
@megroslmegr7504 you would like to think so, but most of the time, they simply don't. Last time, we had an MX unit with a bearing failure we needed to replace the whole machine as it couldn't be split down and repaired on site
Fell in love with Kuala lumpur a few years back. Such a nice pleasant surprise, the sky line is stunning! Especially with a infinity pool view . Always find high rise living to be wild. Also very much a walkable city with vast public transport...love it
@@baharm65yup agreed on the "walkable" part. The transit has been steadily improving, and now they are wip making a new circle line to connect all the transit lines. Very extensive metro system. But unless you live and work close by to a station, you're out of luck. last mile connectivity is quite bad, and with the awkward placement of some stations (bad location in the middle of highways/nowhere for example), sometimes you feel like the planners were not thinking of convenience for passengers but rather "wheres the easiest and cheapest place to plop down this station, I need to get this project done. the passengers will figure out a way to get here thats their problem lah"
I'm no fan of skyscrapers but I have great admiration for the construction workers who work at those ridiculous heights. You wouldn't get me up there for love nor money.
Had the chance to visit Kuala Lumpur around 3 months ago, and my hotel's view was the Petronas towers, but seeing the Merdeka 118 even from afar took my breath away, because it was the tallest thing I've ever seen in my life... Incredible...
Genius marketing by the Merdeka 118 to bring you there in person! Please don't tell me this is the only building you covered during the trip because Kuala Lumpur is also the home of many other famous tall buildings.
I've been looking frequently at this building for many years during its construction, let me tell you something. It is something that you will never get bored of. Thanks B1M for covering a part of my city.
Proud to be Malaysian and thank you B1M to feature Malaysia building on the channel! Really love all the videos B1M had created! Non the less, welcome to Malaysia!
the fact that there are more skyscrapers in greater kuala lumpur than the entire continent of Europe, including Russia is mind blown and also.. that might be the highest "solar farm" in the world
I'm not trying to compare cities or say which one is better. Every city has its own pros and cons. Since this video is about skyscrapers in KL, I'm just talking about those.
Our host, Fred, surely has one of the best jobs in the world and he is a natural at his vocation. The high standards of the BBC are surpassed by the B1M.
went there march of this year, was amazed at how different it is to burj khalifa, i primarily went to KL for it, definitely didn't disappoint, i would absolutely recommend people coming to KL and seeing this beast.
@@AL-lh2htWell looking from the outside, I could probably say that the difference is this one won't have a third of its floors unoccupied. i.e it isn't just a nice-looking building, but also a functional one
@@khairunna100 He's simply referring to the spire and "vanity height" of the uppermost part of the tower. Keep in mind this tower does it too, by quite a margin nonetheless. You can go up the spire here (I'm not 100% how far up the observation stairwell is) but one could also argue this tower's roof is sub-500 meters and tower ends at 680 so that's almost 27% unoccupied as well). It's nice to appreciate these towers regardless of the classification, though!
As a Malaysian, i'm tremendously proud to have this new iconic skyscraper. It resembles us Malaysians that aims to reach a level higher than ever before, in economy, technology, city developments, education and healthcare. We are competing with our own self everyday just to reach to a new heights. Fingers crossed towards a better Malaysia! Up your arse SG hahaha and Malaysia's nasi lemak is much better!
as much as I love space elevators, we simply dont have the physics to build it. Actually we have the physics, and the material, but fabricating the materials needed would cost more than the entire world country profits in a decade. not to mention the construction and the maintenance
@@moneyzz-ly4ifwhat politic? . politic is turmoil everywhere... Thats what politicians do fighting every corner.... even the greatest Democracy country The US in turmoil,.. India don't ask, UK in riot, France in riot every week, .....
As an Australian (like your elevator bloke) KL is much closer to home than either Shanghai or Dubai, and in a Commonwealth country too which tends to give us a language in common, so I'm jazzed at the idea of visiting my megatall there. The setting too is rather pretty, surrounded by jungle-covered hills, and while I'd seen that back in 2011 from the KL Tower which you showed, the view should be all the more godlike from up there!
Excellent presentation and analysis. We are in the midst of moving to Malaysia via MM2H and we have travelled to many others countries on your list. We just finished our first week in Penang and my wife and 95 year-old mother-in-law were blown away with Malaysia and its people. I worked in Singapore and Malaysia over 30 years ago so the prevalence of English, value for your money and kindness of the Malaysians was not a complete surprise and I fell in love with the country all over again.
Dam Kuala Lumpur!! What an awesome building and city. You think Bangkok is great, well KL beats it or ties it. Worth a serious look at when travelling.
Fantastic work guys! It's great to see this one finally release and it was so worth it. Excellent production and I love the 3D visualisations. I think Merdeka 118 is a stunning piece of architecture and to see it in such detail and hear some of the story and design behind it really makes this so good and well worth your trip!
😂 People who complain about the spire conveniently forgetting that Burj Khalifa’s vanity height is 244 meters or 29% of the building’s total height, i.e the scale is even worse than Merdeka 118.. And no there is no difference between Burj Khalifa’s crown or Merdeka 118’s spire, they are just different architectural choices which fit each tower’s design and aspirations.
While that is true it does make a huge difference how it is implemented. Burj Khalifas spire is very well integrated into the design, as well as Shanghai Towers architectural top. On Merdeka it is blatantly obvious stuck up there to catch some records. Same goes for One World Trade Center and my personal nemesis Varso Tower. It is just very low effort to get those numbers as cheap as possible.
It's always the same logic of "highest usable floor" with them. So, should every single rotunda exclude the dome? Should every mosque exclude the dome? Should every church exclude the spire too? It's a pretty nonsense standard if you put it into a broader architectural context. And in an even wider context, should we measure the tallest mountain by its highest point or the highest point accessible to humans? Same with the deepest point on Earth. Whether or not it's accessible doesn't change that it's tall.
Happy for you that you made it to the rooftop. I conquered my fear of heights on Burj Khalifa a few weeks ago. :) My goodness that glass elevator on the outside o.O. Similar elevator system as the Burj has.
Welcome to KL, Malaysia. Hope that you and your team have had a good time filming a new iconic landmark in KL, the PNB Merdeka 118 Tower, and also have had a pleasant stay.
What a wonderful video. What an amazing Tower, PNB Merdeka 118, KL. If I'm not mistaken, the Petronas Twin Towers were the first in the world to use a double decker elevator system by the manufacturer, Otis.
i still remember when the first time i watch this channel few years ago and they are still new, i commented to one of their video that in Malaysia have another skyscrapper is under construction and it will be the second tallest building in the world. and since that i notice The B1M is a fans of this skyscrapper. thank your for this amazing documentary and today, Malaysia is celebrating our 67th independence day. Selamat Hari Merdeka 🇲🇾
I thought this documentary was produced by PNB or Merdeka 118 ie. Malaysian GLC companies. But it's actually sponsored & collaboration with KONE. It's so interesting & well done. Excellent. So proud as a Malaysian & my homecity is KL.
This building indicating the comeback of Malaysia. Likely we need to renew our global statement every 25years. And now here we come. Welcome to Malaysia.
I am looking at this building outside the window of my flat while watching this video. It truly is an incredible building and I can't wait to go to the top!
@@zemry-mh4sqExcuse me!? They are south east Asian, same people like Thai, Indonesia, Philippines and the closet blood related people to Singaporean. It's nothing like those India or Pakistan
My apartment faces 118 from the lift shaft side, incredible to see the building from so close. But what is frightening is how high it appears from my building, my building is a 52 floor, 230m building, and Merdeka 118 still pales down on you!
I can't wait for Merdeka 118 to open. Holding back on my family trip to Malaysia because of it. Well, that and the news I read Batu Caves is getting an escalator... which would be helpful for my parents.
0:03 I just want to say right off the bat I really hate architects putting these stupid spires on and being allowed to say look how tall my building is. Spires should not be included in building height, they are nothing more than decorative antennas.
People who complain about the spire conveniently forgetting that Burj Khalifa’s vanity height is 244 meters or 29% of the building’s total height, i.e the scale is even worse than Merdeka 118.. And no there is no difference between Burj Khalifa’s crown or Merdeka 118’s spire, they are just different architectural choices which fit each tower’s design and aspirations.
@@ghrbaa6727 I’m not forgetting about anything! I don’t care for the Burj Khalifa spire, I don’t care for the Wilshire grand spire in Los Angeles, and nor do I care for the one World Trade Center spire call them what they are. They are fucking antennas. And they should not be added to building height. If you want an 800 m tall building build the roof to 800 m otherwise piss off.
it's construction is just incredible, my primary school is just right beside it across the street and I watched it get taller every day. An engineering marvel
Thank you… I am fascinated by skyscrapers since childhood and aside from my barbies, loved to build entire skylines with paper or Lego but sadly never turned into an architect.. wish we had one like this in Paris. Looks beautiful especially given the darker blue glass used that will be better for migratory birds
If Wikipedia is accurate this building will have a taller observatory than the Burj Khalifa, which I assume is just because the Burj Khalifa has floors above the observatory that are not accessible to the public (mechanical and communication).
You're right, there are two observation decks in this building. One is inside the building, and the other is in the spire. There are no elevators in the spire, so you have to climb a set of stairs that are 12 stories high.
Great timing. I can see it from my window. Sadly moving on before the observation deck options but so glad I got to learn more about it from you while I'm here. Great work! Love the channel.
Yeah, I don't count spires as part of the height. It's "tallest building", NOT TALLEST SPIRE. So the height should stop where the spire begin. Edit -- just remember. The spire are there for lightning purposes. To safely discharge it or something. Remember some construction video saying something about it.
I wasn't a fan initially, diverting much needed investment into vanity project like this is just the last thing Malaysia need. Now that it is completed, all I want is for the tower to be a success.
@@athrun28 It's a government-owned company, meaning the government (the public) is the stakeholder. A private stakeholder would not spend in this manner but would rather aim to extract as much dividend or cash from the company as possible. What good is a government-owned company if it doesn't benefit socialism? it might as well become capitalist.
@@xponen you clearly don’t know really well about PNB. Are you even Malaysian? The one that is actually built through Malaysians money was the Petronas Twin Towers. How do you know that stakeholders will not invest as much money as they have to build such project? You are underestimating a big conglomerate. What an idiot. PNB is not dumb enough tu build this tower in really worn down area without a strategic plan behind it
@@athrun28 "Our Mandate:To increase the economic wealth of the Bumiputera community and all Malaysians, for the sake of the country's prosperity." However, this 1.8billion USD tower only has potential to benefit Malaysian indirectly, instead if they invested the same amount into Malaysian economy- through funding, investment or loan- the impact is immediate. Therefore, this landmark tower is contradictory to their mandate. ie: approximately 7.92billion RM wasted.
As I was finishing the video, I thought, "Huh, no sponsor." And I felt kind of relieved. Then you said it is sponsored by Kone, and I have to hand it to you - I can't remember the last time I saw a video in which the sponsor's work was so integral and relevant to the subject matter, to the extent that I didn't even recognize it as an ad.
It also said "Sponsored by KONE" in the bottom left right at the start of the video so you already knew what's up from the start, I mean they are a big well known company.
True, and KONE is finnish! (i'm finnish). And im glad they made 2 panoramic elevator shafts for once, they are pretty rare, sure many hotels got them but not megatall skyscrapers
That's also such a win for the channel. It means people recognise it's integrity.
You shouldn't praise them for this
I’m just glad it’s not Better Help
I'm watching that literally across the street from that building and I'm dying to visit that roof.
The observation deck is set to open 2024Q4 from what I can gather.
@@mfaizsyahmi yeah, I found the same info. Will have to wait until next visit here :)
i stayed in hotel olympic too hahah
Lucky you
That height his scary.
As someone who works in KL, while waiting for the train at Pasar Seni, I saw this building under construction almost daily. Somehow I feel like a proud father who watched his child grow up little by little every day
cutee 😂
This has to be one of my favourite B1M videos yet. Superb work.
Thank you SO much! We loved making this.
@@TheB1M Thank you for coming over and making it. Wish I could have met you to talk about construction, I work nearby in Exchange 106 😅 .
Indogdesh smallest building in the world
@@TheB1MI must say your videos about the building industry are almost mind blowing!! Having retired from this branch it’s amazing to see how the branch has evolved over and over again. Please keep up the great work. TY
When I was younger: tall buildings were everything to me. But it wasn’t just the height. It was the Incredible planning and engineering of the structure itself that drew me in before the beauty and functionality captivated me.
And after all these years I still feel the same about these buildings.
Watching your videos; I feel we share the exact appreciation of and spirit Fred.
As always, excellent job!
To me it’s the shape.. I wish more Art Deco towers nowadays still and more art in them using better diverse materials than odd shapes and glass only
It's also very important for any nation or city to be able to say, "Mine's bigger."
@@vulpo Insecure people say ," Mine's bigger " . You won't find this sort of behavior in Europe .
@@xcel5203just because you can't build it
.. don't show you jealous and ignorant here... Europe has already developed and many of European Cities already more than 500 and some even 1000+ years compared to many Cities in Asia, Cities like KL just been established as tin mining towns in the end of 19 century and just rapidly developed in the 1990s. So many of these new cities in Asia have the luxury to build anything they want and what is the problem with you?
@@atticushexcel9567u sounded like julius caesar. Hail the king 😂😂😂😂
this building is actually very good looking. i love the angles. not many modern buildings catch my attention as much anymore.
It's a diamond songket motive
It's excessive and horrible wasnt really needed
We plebs can never understand the rich and the businessmen's mindset... they will just continue this when given the chance to.
Fun fact: The 118 happens to be angled in a way where it reflects the morning sun directly onto a major roadway below with its massive window panes, often blinding drivers and raising complaints on a daily basis.
They need to close down that highway and turn it into something useful like farms
@@Azrudi Highways are way more useful than farms in cities.
@@philipthecow that's a very primitive mindset
@@Azrudi Cities are for people and businesses. People and businesses need roads for cars in every single modern city. It's only primitive if you're thinking of some idealistic future that doesn't exist.
@@philipthecow there is the perfect alternative, TRAIN
As a lift engineer, the thought of having to replace one of those 7 ton machines sends shivers down my spine
They might have worshops inside the building to assemble a replacements
I was actually wondering how they would attempt that, given that they were lifted into place and essentially closed into the *lift room*.. I've been in those rooms and they usually have access but this idk. Aha
Jack we need you to fix the stuck lift on the top floor now!
@megroslmegr7504 you would like to think so, but most of the time, they simply don't. Last time, we had an MX unit with a bearing failure we needed to replace the whole machine as it couldn't be split down and repaired on site
Remember to lift with your legs not your back ;)
Fell in love with Kuala lumpur a few years back. Such a nice pleasant surprise, the sky line is stunning! Especially with a infinity pool view . Always find high rise living to be wild. Also very much a walkable city with vast public transport...love it
Thanks ❤.
However, the walkable part can be much improved…
frm a malaysian ..😊
@@baharm65yup agreed on the "walkable" part. The transit has been steadily improving, and now they are wip making a new circle line to connect all the transit lines. Very extensive metro system.
But unless you live and work close by to a station, you're out of luck. last mile connectivity is quite bad, and with the awkward placement of some stations (bad location in the middle of highways/nowhere for example), sometimes you feel like the planners were not thinking of convenience for passengers but rather "wheres the easiest and cheapest place to plop down this station, I need to get this project done. the passengers will figure out a way to get here thats their problem lah"
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur tanah tumpahnya darahku 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾
Glad to see you here❤❤greetings from kuala lumpur Malaysia.welcome fred🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hello! Thanks for making us feel so welcome 🙌
@@TheB1Momg omg omg he’s here 🤘🏼
@@TheB1M
I can't believe he's here😂😂
Indogdesh smallest building in the world
During the sunset, if you are in the right location, some part of the building turn orange , it's real stunning. Y'all must come and see it some day.
Orange is unique 😂😂
It almost looks like it’s on fire but in good way🔥
Remind me of eureka tower in Melbourne. Note that this siblings came from the same architect firm Fender Katsalidis 🙌🏻
@@jackz4713 cousins country
Sunrise also
I'm no fan of skyscrapers but I have great admiration for the construction workers who work at those ridiculous heights. You wouldn't get me up there for love nor money.
I wouldn't live at a height where I am detached from humanity .
Had the chance to visit Kuala Lumpur around 3 months ago, and my hotel's view was the Petronas towers, but seeing the Merdeka 118 even from afar took my breath away, because it was the tallest thing I've ever seen in my life... Incredible...
Genius marketing by the Merdeka 118 to bring you there in person! Please don't tell me this is the only building you covered during the trip because Kuala Lumpur is also the home of many other famous tall buildings.
This is the only one worthy of being reported at the moment. Most others aren't that special.
I've been looking frequently at this building for many years during its construction, let me tell you something. It is something that you will never get bored of. Thanks B1M for covering a part of my city.
Proud to be Swedish,Norwegian, Swiss, Finnish, Austrian , Dutch ,Danish - We don't have skyscrapers !!
@@xcel5203 proud to be US,China,UAE,Malaysia,Japan,SouthKorea,Canada,Australia, we have skyscrapers!!
Proud as a Malaysian that this building is feautured in my go-to construction channel!
Proud to be Malaysian and thank you B1M to feature Malaysia building on the channel! Really love all the videos B1M had created!
Non the less, welcome to Malaysia!
Thanks! 😃
Obviously they're going to hire the guy with insane fear of heights to cover super tall buildings 😂
Congratulations Malaysia 🇲🇾 from Australia 🇦🇺
Proud to be Swedish,Norwegian, Swiss, Finnish, Austrian , Dutch ,Danish - We don't have skyscrapers !!
@@TheB1MI've always watch your videos. Big ❤ from small town in Malaysia. Have a good stay in Kuala Lumpur. Thank you so much!👏👏👍💕
Another brilliant docu from The B1M! 👏
✊️✊️✊️
the fact that there are more skyscrapers in greater kuala lumpur than the entire continent of Europe, including Russia is mind blown and also.. that might be the highest "solar farm" in the world
new york, hong kong, shenzhen said "first time?
I'm not trying to compare cities or say which one is better. Every city has its own pros and cons. Since this video is about skyscrapers in KL, I'm just talking about those.
Yo, why would I talk about other cities when this video is about KL?
@@fakhruddinsamadThis shows vibrant,incoming and improved cities compare to old,stagnant or decaying cities in Europe
Just shows how many more impressionable children live in such a city .
Fred's reaction when Basil mentioned the weight of the MX100..😄Selamat Datang to Malaysia.
It was HUGE!
Our host, Fred, surely has one of the best jobs in the world and he is a natural at his vocation.
The high standards of the BBC are surpassed by the B1M.
went there march of this year, was amazed at how different it is to burj khalifa, i primarily went to KL for it, definitely didn't disappoint, i would absolutely recommend people coming to KL and seeing this beast.
whats the difference?
@@AL-lh2htWell looking from the outside, I could probably say that the difference is this one won't have a third of its floors unoccupied. i.e it isn't just a nice-looking building, but also a functional one
Imagine going to see a tall building in a crowded city .
@@thebbie-phamsWhy is 1/3 of Burj Khalifa is unoccupied?
@@khairunna100 He's simply referring to the spire and "vanity height" of the uppermost part of the tower. Keep in mind this tower does it too, by quite a margin nonetheless. You can go up the spire here (I'm not 100% how far up the observation stairwell is) but one could also argue this tower's roof is sub-500 meters and tower ends at 680 so that's almost 27% unoccupied as well). It's nice to appreciate these towers regardless of the classification, though!
Probably the best looking skyscraper I have ever seen, it looks so cool maan!
It’s stunning.
nah no way
it's ugly as hell
@@LittleMissSmallPawno way for you its for sure but not others
Another tall structure 😅😅
As a Malaysian, i'm tremendously proud to have this new iconic skyscraper. It resembles us Malaysians that aims to reach a level higher than ever before, in economy, technology, city developments, education and healthcare. We are competing with our own self everyday just to reach to a new heights. Fingers crossed towards a better Malaysia! Up your arse SG hahaha and Malaysia's nasi lemak is much better!
Calm down hammerhead!
I'm still for building an orbital lift just to put the question "Who has the biggest?" to rest once and for all.
problem is, we don't have the required materials to build for that.
Could be viable for the Moon though, or for Mars.
as much as I love space elevators, we simply dont have the physics to build it.
Actually we have the physics, and the material, but fabricating the materials needed would cost more than the entire world country profits in a decade. not to mention the construction and the maintenance
Kuala Lumpur is one of the world's underrated cities (and an amazing place for cheap digitial nomadism)
Yup and good food. Better than Singapore...
except politics
@@moneyzz-ly4ifwhat politic? . politic is turmoil everywhere... Thats what politicians do fighting every corner.... even the greatest Democracy country The US in turmoil,.. India don't ask, UK in riot, France in riot every week, .....
@@moneyzz-ly4iftbf politics are always fuvked up
@@moneyzz-ly4if so like every country?
As an Australian (like your elevator bloke) KL is much closer to home than either Shanghai or Dubai, and in a Commonwealth country too which tends to give us a language in common, so I'm jazzed at the idea of visiting my megatall there. The setting too is rather pretty, surrounded by jungle-covered hills, and while I'd seen that back in 2011 from the KL Tower which you showed, the view should be all the more godlike from up there!
The view is the same only marginally taller .Enjoy
@@xcel5203bro is salty
hey fellow aussiee
Indogdesh smallest building in the world
Aussie company also involve in this megaproject
That inside shot at the top of the tower looked like you was on green screen! Nice lighting in that space!
was or were
that's noon lighting
I have been living ten minutes walk from the Merdeika 118 and its a beautiful building, when its covered by clouds, it looks more amazing.
Excellent presentation and analysis. We are in the midst of moving to Malaysia via MM2H and we have travelled to many others countries on your list. We just finished our first week in Penang and my wife and 95 year-old mother-in-law were blown away with Malaysia and its people. I worked in Singapore and Malaysia over 30 years ago so the prevalence of English, value for your money and kindness of the Malaysians was not a complete surprise and I fell in love with the country all over again.
thank you❤❤
hope you settle down fast and have a fantastic time!!
0:03 Are you less tall when you’re on other buildings?
hihihihi
😂😂😂
Technically, the further you are from the planet, the less gravity pulling all of the joints down. So he would be ever so slightly taller.
@@georgehill3087by a few micrometers 😂
This is the way 00:28
Happy Merdeka Malaysia on 31st August!!!
It's gonna fall under a sinkhole😂😂😂
Oh this video was incredible. TWO skyscraper docs in one week is crazy. Thanks B1M team 👏
I REALLY ENJOYED your focus on the elevator design; it is ingenious and very satisfying to hear about
Proud to be Malaysian and welcome to KL!
Thanks! It’s an AMAZING city!
Watched Malaysian Tourism Ads in the past by Michelle Yeoh👀Truly Asia PETRONAS Version 🌞
I'm a Brit who travelled to KL in March. I loved it there and will definitely return.
Indogdesh smallest building in the world
@@KendalMikethanks..❤
pls do😊
Thank you for featuring a malaysian masterpiece. Proud to be a malaysian ❤
It gives me goosebumps each time I pass by this building. An engineering marvel indeed! Proud to be Malaysian 🇲🇾🙌🏼
That looks nerve-wracking to be wayyyyyy up there, Fred!! 👀
It was amazing!! 🔥
Dam Kuala Lumpur!! What an awesome building and city. You think Bangkok is great, well KL beats it or ties it. Worth a serious look at when travelling.
Lol Bangkok has nothing on KL in terms of modernity and architecture. But they sure do have their own attraction compared to KL.
Thanks for the incredible video about Merdeka 118.
B1M is my favourite construction channel.
Welcome to Kuala Lumpur, Fred and the B1M team.
Proud to be Malaysian. Merdeka 118 is such a beautiful skyscraper ❤
Merdeka 118 is pretty amazing the construction and the shape are fantastic. Funfact some urban climbers climb on the spire.
0:16 The *Petronas Twin Towers* in the background! 😁
Fantastic work guys! It's great to see this one finally release and it was so worth it. Excellent production and I love the 3D visualisations. I think Merdeka 118 is a stunning piece of architecture and to see it in such detail and hear some of the story and design behind it really makes this so good and well worth your trip!
First time I got a fear of heights by watching a video! Well done Fred. Been watching and subscribed for years. This is absolutely one of your best.
Mind blowing feat of engineering .... Amazing what humans can do
😂 People who complain about the spire conveniently forgetting that Burj Khalifa’s vanity height is 244 meters or 29% of the building’s total height, i.e the scale is even worse than Merdeka 118..
And no there is no difference between Burj Khalifa’s crown or Merdeka 118’s spire, they are just different architectural choices which fit each tower’s design and aspirations.
While that is true it does make a huge difference how it is implemented. Burj Khalifas spire is very well integrated into the design, as well as Shanghai Towers architectural top. On Merdeka it is blatantly obvious stuck up there to catch some records. Same goes for One World Trade Center and my personal nemesis Varso Tower. It is just very low effort to get those numbers as cheap as possible.
I don't care either way but I do find that the Burj Khalifa's spire looks like it's part of the building. This one looks tacked on.
@@LittleMissSmallPaw clearly you didnt watch the video
EXACTLY!
It's always the same logic of "highest usable floor" with them. So, should every single rotunda exclude the dome? Should every mosque exclude the dome? Should every church exclude the spire too? It's a pretty nonsense standard if you put it into a broader architectural context.
And in an even wider context, should we measure the tallest mountain by its highest point or the highest point accessible to humans? Same with the deepest point on Earth. Whether or not it's accessible doesn't change that it's tall.
It it one of the most beautiful skyscrapers ever built!
I know that you are just make fun of it right?! Because your grandad Rick can build better, taller, bigger most greatest building in the hole world
Indogdesh smallest building in the world
I'm so happy for all this guy's success. Been watching since the beginning and am so proud to see him partner with so many companies
Wah, you in Malaysia... Welcome to Malaysia B1M!!!
Happy for you that you made it to the rooftop. I conquered my fear of heights on Burj Khalifa a few weeks ago. :) My goodness that glass elevator on the outside o.O. Similar elevator system as the Burj has.
The best video of Merdeka Tower so far. Tq B1M for the cover video.
B1M videos are like a nice day out with the family
Haha, thanks!
Welcome to KL, Malaysia. Hope that you and your team have had a good time filming a new iconic landmark in KL, the PNB Merdeka 118 Tower, and also have had a pleasant stay.
What a wonderful video. What an amazing Tower, PNB Merdeka 118, KL. If I'm not mistaken, the Petronas Twin Towers were the first in the world to use a double decker elevator system by the manufacturer, Otis.
i still remember when the first time i watch this channel few years ago and they are still new, i commented to one of their video that in Malaysia have another skyscrapper is under construction and it will be the second tallest building in the world.
and since that i notice The B1M is a fans of this skyscrapper. thank your for this amazing documentary and today, Malaysia is celebrating our 67th independence day. Selamat Hari Merdeka 🇲🇾
Happy 67th independence day Malaysia 🇲🇾, this upcoming 31st August 2024...
The best part of this development is able to retain the historical Merdeka Stadium. Lots of memories there.
Thank you for coming over to Malaysia #TheB1M been a long subscriber to the Channel 🙌🏻❤
I thought this documentary was produced by PNB or Merdeka 118 ie. Malaysian GLC companies. But it's actually sponsored & collaboration with KONE. It's so interesting & well done. Excellent.
So proud as a Malaysian & my homecity is KL.
Malaysia is one of the most prominent Asian tigers 💯⭐
All the luck and success to the wonderful Malaysian people 🤩
This building indicating the comeback of Malaysia.
Likely we need to renew our global statement every 25years.
And now here we come. Welcome to Malaysia.
Wouldn't get me on that roof, nor travelling on the external elevator. Great video, thanks Fred.
Haha, it was all pretty nerve wracking 😬
Congratulations Malaysia!
Fred, I loved this content. Going up 600m is quite the feat.
I am looking at this building outside the window of my flat while watching this video. It truly is an incredible building and I can't wait to go to the top!
I just watched Skywalkers and now B1M is covering the same building. Feels like i’ve hit the jackpot twice in a week
MAA SHA ALLAH...berTUAH country...
Proud of Malay people...
Only MALAY? Tak de orang lain ke?
KONE from Finland
Suomi mainittu, Torille
I'm impressed that a company from a country without skyscraper is the one that designed and built so many elevators for skyscraper around the world.
Perkele !!!!!!
I think its a different company. This one was pronounced Kony 🤣
Indogdesh smallest building in the world
Thank you for this one. I was there in 2022, and she is a beauty! Can't wait to go back!
KONE! Suomi Finland PERKELE!
as a Malaysian who lives in KL, I can't help but be awestruck every time I look at this tower. man it's just sooo tall.
Thanks for coming to my workplace 😄 The building is not ready yet but hopefully it’ll be done soon!
6:30 is how long it took me to realize the sponsor is the elevator company - awesome.
What an amazing build
. I haven't been to KL since 2009
I've been looking and taking photos of the Merdeka 118 since they started piling. One great experience to see it built from zero.
You would've been a millionaire if you sold it as NFT two years ago
Im in Malaysia right now for vacation and this video drops LMAO what a coincidence
Does Kuala Lumpur looks like Pakistan or India city ? Emmmm.. how about the streets ? are they similar like India or Pakistan streets??
Same here!
@@zemry-mh4sqExcuse me!? They are south east Asian, same people like Thai, Indonesia, Philippines and the closet blood related people to Singaporean. It's nothing like those India or Pakistan
@@zemry-mh4sqmost similar to india or Bangladesh in Southeast Asia would be indonesia in terms of people, culture and behaviour.
Definitely not kuala lumpur but Indonesia@@zemry-mh4sq
Thank you so much for actually making Shorts that link directly to the full video. Just if someone needed another reason to love this channel.
My apartment faces 118 from the lift shaft side, incredible to see the building from so close. But what is frightening is how high it appears from my building, my building is a 52 floor, 230m building, and Merdeka 118 still pales down on you!
let me guess which one is your building...
@@ikhwansaloot Go on then.
Indogdesh smallest building in the world
I can't wait for Merdeka 118 to open. Holding back on my family trip to Malaysia because of it. Well, that and the news I read Batu Caves is getting an escalator... which would be helpful for my parents.
Just wow!!! What an incredible building that is!
Lived in KL for 6 years and I miss that city every day! It's so good that I'm finding German cities quite mediocre and underwhelming.
0:03 I just want to say right off the bat I really hate architects putting these stupid spires on and being allowed to say look how tall my building is. Spires should not be included in building height, they are nothing more than decorative antennas.
Stfu. If you know any better, then you are aware that people can actually climb into it. It is made for the public
Boo hoo cry about it
its not there for no reason. the video literally explained that it represents the country's independence
People who complain about the spire conveniently forgetting that Burj Khalifa’s vanity height is 244 meters or 29% of the building’s total height, i.e the scale is even worse than Merdeka 118..
And no there is no difference between Burj Khalifa’s crown or Merdeka 118’s spire, they are just different architectural choices which fit each tower’s design and aspirations.
@@ghrbaa6727 I’m not forgetting about anything! I don’t care for the Burj Khalifa spire, I don’t care for the Wilshire grand spire in Los Angeles, and nor do I care for the one World Trade Center spire call them what they are. They are fucking antennas. And they should not be added to building height. If you want an 800 m tall building build the roof to 800 m otherwise piss off.
it's construction is just incredible, my primary school is just right beside it across the street and I watched it get taller every day. An engineering marvel
16 second ago woohoo 🙌🙌🙌, btw hope u get nice experience in Malaysia tho
Thanks! 😃
Thank you… I am fascinated by skyscrapers since childhood and aside from my barbies, loved to build entire skylines with paper or Lego but sadly never turned into an architect.. wish we had one like this in Paris. Looks beautiful especially given the darker blue glass used that will be better for migratory birds
Malaysia boleh! 🇲🇾 😊
Indogdesh smallest building in the world
If Wikipedia is accurate this building will have a taller observatory than the Burj Khalifa, which I assume is just because the Burj Khalifa has floors above the observatory that are not accessible to the public (mechanical and communication).
You're right, there are two observation decks in this building. One is inside the building, and the other is in the spire. There are no elevators in the spire, so you have to climb a set of stairs that are 12 stories high.
record ratings rules for tallest buildings are wack.
Observation area from 500 to 600 mtrs
burj khalifa is a mid building that is half its height
Indogdesh smallest building in the world
This is a very beautiful Skyscraper
As a fellow Malaysian, seeing this skyscraper every time we pass by KL is a blessing
Still waiting for the grand opening ceremony, must be epic for this building 😍
Great timing. I can see it from my window. Sadly moving on before the observation deck options but so glad I got to learn more about it from you while I'm here. Great work! Love the channel.
6:42 please stop calling simple algorithms AI
Literally just for the shareholder idiots
Engineers are taking the piss with adding spires to make them taller
Architects
Yeah, I don't count spires as part of the height. It's "tallest building", NOT TALLEST SPIRE. So the height should stop where the spire begin.
Edit -- just remember. The spire are there for lightning purposes. To safely discharge it or something. Remember some construction video saying something about it.
@@DecrepitBidenyea but it didn’t need to be that high, they extended it just to be the 2nd tallest.
It then just becomes a Political statement ..I agree.
Much like the Petronas towers were a Political statement.
@@henryng149spire is not the real height
I wasn't a fan initially, diverting much needed investment into vanity project like this is just the last thing Malaysia need. Now that it is completed, all I want is for the tower to be a success.
It is a private fund. Not from Malaysian taxes
@@athrun28 It's a government-owned company, meaning the government (the public) is the stakeholder. A private stakeholder would not spend in this manner but would rather aim to extract as much dividend or cash from the company as possible. What good is a government-owned company if it doesn't benefit socialism? it might as well become capitalist.
@@xponen you clearly don’t know really well about PNB. Are you even Malaysian? The one that is actually built through Malaysians money was the Petronas Twin Towers. How do you know that stakeholders will not invest as much money as they have to build such project? You are underestimating a big conglomerate. What an idiot. PNB is not dumb enough tu build this tower in really worn down area without a strategic plan behind it
@@xponen PNB is GLC and you have no idea what PNB is and how this company work
@@athrun28 "Our Mandate:To increase the economic wealth of the Bumiputera community and all Malaysians, for the sake of the country's prosperity." However, this 1.8billion USD tower only has potential to benefit Malaysian indirectly, instead if they invested the same amount into Malaysian economy- through funding, investment or loan- the impact is immediate. Therefore, this landmark tower is contradictory to their mandate. ie: approximately 7.92billion RM wasted.
Brilliant video, finding the in person interviews and site footage very engaging and informative!
Quite a good looking building too
Your videos are always full of ideas and creativity. Thank you for the inspiration!🐵⛴💌
Proud to be a Malaysian. Thank you for covering this B1M. I hope the Malaysian hospitality been good to you
It’s been amazing. Such a warm and welcoming city.