New mural maps Johor Baru’s evolution


Picturing the years: Visitors admiring the colourful mural that maps the history of Johor Baru from as early as the 1800s until today. The painting stretches across a 130m-long and 3m-tall wall in Taman Merdeka, Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: The rich and colourful history of Johor Baru is being told through images painted along a 130m wall at the Taman Merdeka public park here.

Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) mayor Datuk Mohd Noorazam Osman said the story on the mural unfolds with a painting of the ancient city market in the 1800s, which was located near Sungai Segget.

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