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KOMTAR
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The Tun Abdul Razak Complex ( '''''') is a civic complex of five buildings within the central business district of George Town, Penang. It first opened on 2 December 1976. At the time of its completion in 1985, the central skyscraper of the complex, Komtar Tower, at , was the tallest skyscraper in Southeast Asia. The complex contains of office and retail space on a superblock. It is a major bus terminal for Rapid Penang, and the seat of the Penang state government and the chief minister of Penang.
Key facts
- Building.name
- Tun Abdul Razak Complex
- Building.native_name
- Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak
- Building.image
- Komtar, 2024 (retouched, 3to4 portrait).jpg
- Building.image_size
- 250px
- Building.caption
- Komtar Tower in 2024.
- Building.location
- Penang Road, George Town, Penang, Malaysia.
- Building.groundbreaking_date
- 1 January 1974
- Building.topped_out_date
- Tower: 1 January 1985
- Building.cost
- RM808.6 million
- Building.references
- I.
- Building.highest_region
- Southeast Asia
- Building.highest_prev
- 6 Shenton Way
- Building.highest_start
- 1 January 1985
- Building.highest_end
- 10 November 1986
- Building.highest_next
- One Raffles Place
- Building.map_caption
- Location within George Town
- Building.architectural_style
- Modernism
- Building.elevator_count
- Tower: 26
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Komtar at dusk, George Town, Penang.jpg
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- Commons category
- KOMTAR, Penang
- inception
- 1986-00-00
- floors above ground
- 65
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Article
47 sectionsContents
- Background
- Site
- Creation of Komtar
- History
- Design
- Phase one
- Phase two
- Preparations
- Construction
- Expansion
- Phase 2E
- Phase three
- Phase four
- Phase five
- Decline
- Revitalisation
- Complex
- Offices
- Observatory deck
- Podium
- Transportation
- Other buildings
- Logo and branding
- Legacy
- Reception
- On urban development in Penang
- Architectural and cultural importance
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Publications
- Academic journals
- News reports, advertisements and public notices
- The Straits Times
- New Straits Times
- Free Malaysia Today
- Malay Mail
- The Star
- The Edge
- Chinese newspapers
- Bulletin Mutiara
- Other articles
- Other websites
- Government hansards
The Tun Abdul Razak Complex ( '''''') is a civic complex of five buildings within the central business district of George Town, Penang. It first opened on 2 December 1976. At the time of its completion in 1985, the central skyscraper of the complex, Komtar Tower, at , was the tallest skyscraper in Southeast Asia. The complex contains of office and retail space on a superblock. It is a major bus terminal for Rapid Penang, and the seat of the Penang state government and the chief minister of Penang.
The modernist complex was built between 1974 and 1986 at an initial cost of RM279.5 million (equivalent to RM642.5 million in 2023). The complex was proposed by chief minister Lim Chong Eu in 1969, while his brother Chong Keat designed the complex. It was planned to be built in five phases, although only two were completed in their original form. The remaining three phases were repurposed as Prangin Mall, 1st Avenue, and the Sia Boey Urban Archaeological Park and were built between 1996 and 2019. Renovations in 2015 extended the height of Komtar Tower to .
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