New mall offers cultural, art events

New mall offers cultural, art events

JAKARTA (JP): The city will have another luxury shopping
center with the opening of the Mal Puri Indah in West Jakarta,
scheduled for Nov. 1.

Husin Widjajakusuma, the general manager of PT Antilope Madju
Puri Indah, which operates the shopping center, said yesterday
that the mall will present live cultural and art events featuring
both domestic and foreign artists every weekend.

The presentation of the cultural and art events ranging from
classical music concerts to traditional dance is aimed at
attracting visitors, he said.

Husin said the 120,000-square-meter mall, which was designed
by the DDG design company of Baltimore, United States, is
equipped with a dome with a diameter of 52 meters ornamented with
a glass painting.

"The mall is designed as a new shopping destination area in
the city where shoppers will be not only be able to just buy what
they need, but also enjoy the nuances of the mall," Husin said.

Another characteristic of the mall is the 4,000-square-meter
entertainment area for children called Negeri Kartun Casper
(Casper cartoon world) on the third floor, he said.

He also indicated that the mall has a parking lot with a
capacity for 2,500 cars.

PT Antilope, which is a member of the Pondok Indah Group, has
invested Rp 240 billion (US$68.57 million) for the three-story
mall built on a six-hectare plot of land. (jun)