Jalan Tun Sambanthan ''(formerly Jalan Brickfields)'' is a major road in

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. 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

Landmarks

Along Jalan Tun Sambanthan is the century-old Young Men's Christian Association (

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), which has become a landmark in

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. Further down along Jalan Tun Sambanthan is the

Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda (; ; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta (), was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the intr ...

Ashram that was built in the early 19th century. The road connects motorists to KL Sentral, Dayabumi and

Jalan Bangsar Jalan Bangsar is a major road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three feder ...

List of junctions

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