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)