 The fireworks set off after the artistic segment | |
| Date | 18 August 2018 |
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| Time | 19:00 – 21:25 WIB (UTC+7) |
| Location | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 6°13′7″S 106°48′9″E / 6.21861°S 106.80250°E |
| Filmed by | NET. IGBS |
| Footage | Opening Ceremony of 18th Asian Games Jakarta – Palembang 2018 on YouTube |
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| 2018 Asian Games |
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The opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games took place on Saturday, 18 August 2018, at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event commenced at 19:00 Indonesia Western Time (UTC+7) and ended at 21:25 local time. Wishnutama Kusubandio (then CEO of Indonesian TV network NET.) was the creative director of the ceremony.[1] The ceremony featured a stage designed as a 26-meter-high mountain with a waterfall. It weighed 600 tons, was 120 meters long and 30 meters wide, and included a display of Indonesian plants and flowers, as well as a mock volcano.[2][3] The volcano symbolized Indonesia's location in the "Ring of Fire" surrounding the Pacific Ocean.[4] Host event broadcasting company International Games Broadcast Services (IGBS) filmed the televised coverage of the ceremony live internationally.[5][6]
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