In Malay, "kuala" means "confluence of two rivers" and "lumpur" means "muddy". The city started in 1857 when 87 miners came here in search of tin. With the discovery of this metal, immigrants from the surrounding areas flooded to the new mining town and settlements were quickly set up. Two distinct parts of the city can be seen till today: the European part (with its organised and costlier setup) and the Oriental part (largely congested and haphazardly built, consisting of Chinatown and Little India).
Kuala Lumpur: "Muddy River Confluence"
Sultan Abdul Samad Building: "Present day Palace of Justice"
From a mining settlement, Kuala Lumpur rapidly grew till today it is the location of the tallest twin buildings in the world (the Petronas Twin Towers at 452 metres high). Tin was eventually replaced by petroleum as an important revenue earner of the country starting in the 1980s.
Petronas Twin Towers: "The Most Prominent Building of Malaysia"
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