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Nando's (/ ˈ n æ n d oʊ z /; Afrikaans:) is a South African multinational fast casual [1] chain that specialises in Portuguese flame-grilled peri-peri style chicken. [ a ] Founded in Johannesburg in 1987, later purchased by the British Berkeley’s conglomerate seven years later, Nando's operates over 1,200 outlets [ 1 ] in 30 countries.
Merdeka 118, formerly known as Menara Warisan Merdeka, [ a] KL 118 and PNB 118, is a 118-story megatall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At 678.9 m (2,227 ft) tall, [ 3] it is the second-tallest building and structure in the world, only behind the Burj Khalifa at 828 m (2,717 ft).
The twin towers were built on the site of Kuala Lumpur's race track. It was the tallest structure in Malaysia at the time of its completion. [15] Test boreholes found that the original construction site effectively sat on the edge of a cliff. One half of the site was decayed limestone while the other half was soft rock.
The tallest building in Kuala Lumpur is Merdeka 118, which has 118 floors and stands 678.9 m (2,227 ft) in height. The history of skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur began with the completion of the 73 m (239 ft) 18-storey, Lee Yan Lian Building in 1945. Though not the city's first high-rise, it was the first building to surpass the 41 m (135 ft) spire ...
The Kuala Lumpur Tower ( Malay: Menara Kuala Lumpur; Jawi: منارا کوالا لومڤور ), colloquially referred to as KL Tower, is a 6-storey, 421-metre-tall (1,381 ft) telecommunication tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the world's seventh-tallest tower. It features an antenna which increases its height to 421 metres (1,381 feet).
Kuala Lumpur was founded ca. 1857 at the confluence of the Gombak and Klang rivers. In English, the name Kuala Lumpur literally means "muddy confluence". The venture into the muddy confluence started when a member of the Selangor royal family hired tin prospectors to open tin mines in the Klang Valley. The Journal of the Malayan Branch of the ...
The Istana Negara (English: National Palace; Jawi: ايستان نڬارا ) is the official residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia). It is located along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (formerly Jalan Duta) near Taman Duta, northwestern Kuala Lumpur. The palace opened in 2011 and replaced the old Istana Negara which was located ...
Kuala Lumpur is the most populous city in Malaysia, with a population of 2.076 million in the city proper as of 2024. It has a population density of 8,157 inhabitants per square kilometre (21,130/sq mi), and is the most densely populated administrative district in Malaysia. [ 2]