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A FILIPINA IS ONE OF THE ARCHITECTS BEHIND KUALA LUMPUR’S ‘MERDEKA 118’, WORLD’S 2ND TALLEST BUILDING 

A FILIPINA IS ONE OF THE ARCHITECTS BEHIND KUALA LUMPUR’S ‘MERDEKA 118’, WORLD’S 2ND TALLEST BUILDING 

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The “Merdeka 118” in Kuala Lumpur is scheduled to be completed this year and a Filipino architect named Mitchelle Gorope Ignacio is one of the architects behind the world’s second tallest structure and building, according to a report by Philippine Daily Inquirer. The 118-storey 678.9-tall skyscraper is the tallest building in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. The word “merdeka” means “independence” in Malay. 

Photo: Filipe Freitas  

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