Melaka Planetarium Adventure Space Centre | |
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Planetarium Melaka | |
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General information | |
Type | planetarium |
Location | Ayer Keroh, Malacca, Malaysia |
Inaugurated | 10 August 2009 |
Closed | 23 January 2019 [1] |
Cost | MYR20 million |
Owner | Planetarium Melaka Sdn. Bhd. (subsidiary of Malacca Chief Minister Incorporated) |
Management | Planetarium Melaka Sdn. Bhd. (subsidiary of Malacca Chief Minister Incorporated) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3 |
Floor area | 0.7 hectares |
Melaka Planetarium (Malay : Planetarium Melaka), [a] officially known as Melaka Planetarium Adventure Science Centre, was a planetarium located at Melaka International Trade Centre business district in the town of Ayer Keroh, at the Malaysian state of Malacca. [2] [3] Its opening was officiated by Malacca State Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam on 10 August 2009, and is the second planetarium in the state after the Al-Khawarizmi Astronomy Complex in Masjid Tanah. [4] [5] The planetarium features Islamic architecture and a landing UFO, costing MYR20 million to be built. It covers an area of 0.7 hectares, with 3 floors. The planetarium is divided into four sections—which are astronomy, outer space, simulation, and physics, [6] and exhibits the magnificent cosmos, history of astronomy and astronomers and also various other attractions.
Two incident occur in 2018. In May, a temporary extension of the structure got in fire [7] while in November, a wall part of the structure collapsed. [8] It have been declared unsafe on 2019 and sealed. Muhammad Jailani Khamis, Malacca state exco announced that the state government will repair the structure along with Galaxy World development. [9] However, this was never materialised.
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