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Brickfields is a neighbourhood (as well as an administrative zone) located on the western flank of central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is known as Kuala Lumpur's Little India due to the high percentage of Indian residents and businesses. Brickfields has been ranked third in Airbnb's list of top trending destinations. [1]
Torana Gate is a torana (a type of gateway) in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. [1] [2] The gate is a gift from the Government of India to Malaysia, as a mark of continued friendship between the two countries. [3] It was influenced by Hindu and Buddhist architecture of the Indian subcontinent.
Brickfields were mainly created from 1770 to 1881, [citation needed] when a new shaly clay was discovered at Fletton. This period coincided with the housing and railway boom in London and cheap river-transport in Thames sailing barges. Brickfields existed elsewhere, but often the clay layer was deeper or there was no chalk nearby. [6]
Temples and associations began to sprout in areas where there was a sizeable community. The railway staff residing in the Brickfields area, many of whom were students of Saiva Siddhanta Asiriar Sivapadasundaranar, an acknowledged follower of Sri Arumuga Navalar, felt an urgent need for a place of worship in accordance with the Saiva Agamas ...
Jalan Tun Sambanthan (formerly Jalan Brickfields) is a major road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was built in 1982 and named after Tun V.T. Sambanthan , a former Minister of Works and Communications and one of the founding fathers of Malaysia .
Tun Sambanthan station, is a Malaysian elevated monorail station that forms a part of the Kuala Lumpur Monorail (KL Monorail) line [1] located in Kuala Lumpur and opened alongside the rest of the line and other adjoining monorail stations on 31 August 2003.
Buddhist Maha Vihara (Sinhala: මහින්ද්රා බෞද්ධ පන්සල) (also called as the Brickfields Buddhist Temple) [2] is a Sri Lankan temple situated in Brickfields of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. The temple became a focal point for the annual Wesak festival within the city suburb. [3] [4] [5]
Brickfields Asia College: Brickfields and Petaling Jaya: Advance Tertiary College: Kuala Lumpur Seri Stamford College: Kepong, Kuala Lumpur UOW Malaysia KDU College: Damansara Jaya, Petaling Jaya SEGi College: Kuching, Sarawak: International Islamic College: Kuala Lumpur