Taman Bunga Merdeka

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Coronation Park
Taman Bunga Merdeka
Location Malacca, Malaysia
Coordinates 2°11′28″N102°14′54″E / 2.1912°N 102.2484°E / 2.1912; 102.2484
Building details
Muzium Pengangkutan
Melaka Transportation Museum.jpg
Taman Bunga Merdeka
General information
Type Museum
Location Ayer Keroh, Malacca, Malaysia
Coordinates 2°16′57.5″N102°16′30.2″E / 2.282639°N 102.275056°E / 2.282639; 102.275056
Opening15 April 2010
CostMYR198,900

Taman Bunga Merdeka (literally meaning Independent Flower Park) originally known as the Coronation Park is a public park in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. [1] Located along Jalan Kota and facing the People's Museum and other museums, it is one of few parks in the city center. It was built by the British in 1953 and named to memorialise the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, when the park still fronted on the sea (landfill has removed its seafront since then). The park is part of a UNESCO World Heritage-recognized historic district, the Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca listing.

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The park includes the "Transportation area" of the People's Museum, which was established in collaboration with Malayan Railway, the Royal Malaysian Air Force and the West Malaysia Department of Civil Aviation. It contains a number of historic transportation artifacts, such as: [1]

The park includes foundation stones of a Portuguese- and Dutch-built bastion in the city walls of Malacca, which was eventually demolished by the British. [1] It also includes the Sungei Ujong War Memorial.

The term "Melaka Transportation Museum" was also used for a museum that was opened in the outlying Ayer Keroh area of Melaka, in 2010, which was eventually closed; the outdoor transportation museum of the downtown park survives.

Former museum of same name

The Transportation Museum (Malay : Muzium Pengangkutan) was a museum located separately, in a suburban part of Melaka. [2] [3]

The museum was opened on 15 April 2010 with a cost of MYR198,900. [4] [5] The museum exhibited various types of vehicles, ranging from cars, motorcycles, bicycles etc. The museum was opened daily except Monday, first day of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Coronation Park Melaka / Taman Bunga Merdeka" . Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Transportation Museum". AmazingMelaka.com.
  3. ↑ "Official Portal of Majlis Perbandaran Hang Tuah Jaya - Muzium Pengangkutan". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Edisi". 26 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Muzium Pengangkutan Melaka Dibuka Kepada Orang Ramai". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.


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