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Melaka Mall located opposite Jusco Melaka and Dataran Bandaraya Melaka, which is reconstructed from Kotamas, will have one of its anchor tenants - Parkson, opening on 8th Apr 2008 (Tuesday).
This also means that, Parkson will have 2 stores operating in Melaka. Another existing Parkson store is located in Mahkota Parade.
About 10 months earlier, the MBO Cineplex Melaka has started its business in Melaka Mall, marking the presence of second modernized cineplex in Melaka. Now that Parkson is also opening in Melaka Mall, it makes Melaka Mall more strategically positioned to attract tenants. At present, quite a number of outlets in Melaka Mall are under renovation; I’m sure most of them will be opening very soon, hoping to share the potential flow of shoppers that will be brought by Parkson.
April 5th, 2008
Almost a month ago, I’ve posted a few pictures taken on the night before opening of Dataran Pahlawan Megamall. In the previous post, I’ve also briefly introduced the ambitious plans laid out for Dataran Pahlawan project. Since the presence of this new attraction is Melaka in quite significant, and everyday this site has got a number of visitors coming in via various web search for Dataran Pahlawan, thus I’ve decided to post up more pictures to fulfill my readers’ visual satisfaction haha 
The current DeepaRaya festive season is a good time for photography, as it looks happening everywhere haha. All the following pictures are taken on 21st Oct, the Deepavali night.
Due to the almost-a-week of festive season, Bandar Hilir - the place where Mahkota Parade and Dataran Pahlawan are located, is full of crowd and traffic. It was pretty hard to get a parking slot along the main road, but luckily I did.
The main entrance of Dataran Pahlawan Megamall.
Again, a picture for the 24 hours drive-through McDonald’s fast food outlet in Dataran Pahlawan Megamall.
There are a number of unique Takraw-like corridor lamps at Dataran Pahlawan. But, they were not lightening up. Probably the wiring work is not yet completed.
At the main entrance of Dataran Pahlawan Megamall, I personally find this stairway design to be a little bit weird. It’s a good effort that Dataran Pahlawan management actually taken into consideration the accessible building design for the wheelchair and baby-chair users, by laying out a Z-style wheelchair stairway. BUT, the design is weird, as this Z-style sloping stairway is actually incorporated together with a normal staircase, spanning across the steps diagonally. If the walking visitors are not paying attention on the steps, he/she might be easily falling down, due to the unequal depth.
Besides, the floor finishing of the sloping stairway ought to be more slip-resistant to prevent unwanted accidents.
Inside Dataran Pahalwan Megamall, the outlets in ground floor are mostly occupied, with dominated with fashion and apparel sector.
A small stage at the concourse.
At present, there’s nothing much attractive for photograph shooting at Dataran Pahlawan yet. But, I’m glad that when I saw the re-furnished Malaysia’s Vision 2020 Time Capsule. The main hibiscus-like Time Capsule remains its physical appearance as it was before. However, there’s an addition of fountain and wall sculptures now.
Sculpture of multiracial Malaysia.
Sculpture of Zheng He / Cheng Ho, a famous Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who made the voyages collectively referred to as the travels of “Eunuch Sanbao to the Western Ocean”.
Due to Deepavali celebration, a rangoli painting made with motif of Dataran Pahlawan logo was laid on the floor.
The Digital Domain of Dataran Pahlawan, touted as Melaka’s answer to Low Yat Plaza, is opening soon.
Continuous Updates
The team at AmazingMelaka.com will continuously update relevant information and latest progress of Dataran Pahlanwan Megamall, be it positive or negative aspects. Well, this is inline with our objective of existence, to provide up-to-date tourism information that you can’t find elsewhere.
During the photography session on 21st Oct, we’ve also visited a number of other places previously discussed and written in AmazingMelaka.com, and publish some latest pictures to better complements our contents.
GPS Coordinate: N2.19028 E102.24993
October 22nd, 2006
How does the Dataran Pahlawan Megamall looks like on the night before official opening set on 25 Sep 2006?
Outlets facing the main road were well-lit, mall cleaning staffs were busy washing and polishing the floor, and outlet tenants were busy with some last-minute preparations as well.
Dataran Pahlawan Megamall of Melaka is a new retail, entertainment and gourmet centre located at the core of heritage area – Bandar Hilir, directly opposite Porta de Santiago (A’ Famosa Fortress). Prior to the establishment of this modern complex, it was a green field called Padang Pahlawan, the place where Malaysia’s Father of Independence Tunku Abdul Rahman made his official historic announcement about the success of gaining independence for Malaya from British government.
The Dataran Pahlawan Megamall project is envisioned to be one of the most happening tourism attractions, and the largest shopping mall in Melaka. Currently, the first phase which primarily comprises of fashion and gourmet retailing lots is completed and ready for business commencement. From the main road, familiar names like Esprit, Padini Concept Store, MNG, Mango, Nike, Camel Active, Roxy, Quicksilver and Seed are spotted.
Besides, McDonald’s fast food is also occupying one of the most eye catching locations for 24 hours operation.
Carrefour has also signed an agreement with Dataran Pahlawan Megamall as one of the key anchor tenants. Carrefour is expected to begin its operation in Dataran Pahlawan in first quarter of 2007. This means that, Melaka will have all the 3 major hypermarket operators offering competitive prices.
When all the phases of Dataran Pahlawan project are completely developed, there will also be a Digital Domain selling trendy gadgets and digital devices, as well as a Gold Mart or Gold Trade Centre selling gold and jewelry.
Some cultural and heritage conservation advocates worry that the commercialized Dataran Pahlawan concepts will fade out the heritage colours of the core historical site in Melaka. In efforts to achieve a balanced development between heritage conservation and tourism modernization, the ambitious Dataran Pahlawan Megamall project has the following plans aligned:
- Padang Pahlawan is reborn at the at roof-top.
- Development coverage includes the existing Tun Mahathir’s Vision 2020 Time Capsule. Currently, the significance of Time Capsule is less known among tourists, but I hope the megamall will play a good role in promoting this legacy of modern time.
- Sculptures depicting the traditional life and olden days, such as bullock cart and wau (Malaysian kite), will be built and displayed.
- Sea Wall depicting the glorious Harbour Wall of Melaka Sultanate will be constructed.
For sure, all these vibrant plans which are more than a shopping mall, will take some time to be completely constructed.
Updated on 22nd Oct 2006
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GPS Coordinate: N2.19028 E102.24993
September 24th, 2006
When you are passing through the Leboh Ayer Keroh, the Jaya Jusco shopping centre will surely be caught in sight as a main landmark. Opposite Jaya Jusco, there was also a shopping complex known as Kotamas. In the initial stage of Kotamas lifespan when occupancy rate was high, it was quite a popular shopping destination. However, good day doesn’t stay long, and Kotamas eventually ended up as a popular stop for express buses coming into Melaka, instead of achieving its intended objective to attract shoppers and merchants.
Due to tough financial difficulties facing by the managing corporation, Kotamas has finally ended its operation in late 2005. Recently, Melaka Sentral Sdn Bhd, the State Government-owned company, has acquired ownership of the shopping complex. The State Government is currently renovating the building, and it will be re-born with a new life as Melaka Mall.
At the moment of this writing, the signage of Melaka Mall has already been fixed on the building. Anyone passing by Jaya Jusco or Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah city council will be able to spot the new signage of Melaka Mall, despite its on-going renovation work. At a quick glance, one can tell that the new Melaka Mall logo has a similar feel to that used for Melaka Sentral.
According to plan, Melaka Mall will be featuring a bowling alley, cinema, and even a hotel, in addition to shopping outlets. However, this should not be treated as the latest and updated information, as the plan might have been changed since its initial acquisition process.
More relevant information about Melaka Mall will be available and updated here at AmazingMelaka.com from time to time.
Updated on 22 Oct 2006
The renovation works are done, and now Melaka Mall is offering for shop lots rental.
GPS Coordinate: N2.23233 E102.28244
May 1st, 2006
