Komtar, Georgetown, Penang
KOMTAR (Malay: Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak), or more accurately KOMTAR Tower (Menara KOMTAR in Malay) is Penang’s tallest building and the sixth tallest building in Malaysia. It is located in the heart of George Town. When the skyscraper topped out it was the tallest building in Asia, by the time construction was completed it had however been surpassed by Seoul’s Korean Life Insurance Building (KLI 63 Building). The 65-storey tower is a 12-sided geometric block, 760ft (232m) tall, sitting atop a 4-storey podium. The complex comprises office and retail commercial space as well as public and recreational facilities. It was designed by Architects Team 3 (AT3) of Singapore.
Read more about KOMTAR at Wikipedia
Technical Note: This shot is taken using Canon 400D with Sigma 18-200 (non-OS) using exposure-bracketing at -2, 0 and +2. They are then further processed using Lightroom 2 and Photomatix Pro 3.1.
