Melaka Planetarium
Melaka Planetarium (Malay: Planetarium Melaka), officially known as Melaka Planetarium Adventure Science Centre, is a planetarium located at Melaka International Trade Centre business district in the town of Ayer Keroh, at the Malaysian state of Malacca. 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. 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, and exhibits the magnificent cosmos, history of astronomy and astronomers and also various other attractions.
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Notes
- ^ Planetarium uses the Malay language spelling of the state's name, as opposed to the more traditional English language spelling of its name, "Malacca".
References
- ^ "Melaka Planetarium". AmazingMelaka.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ "Planetarium Melaka" [Melaka Planetarium]. Majlis Perbandaran Hang Tuah Jaya (in Malay). 21 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Melaka Planetarium Adventure Science Centre". Malacca. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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