Metropole | |
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Alternative names | Megaria |
General information | |
Architectural style | Nieuwe Bouwen, Nieuwe Zakelijkheid |
Location | Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Address | Jalan Pegangsaan 21 |
Country | Indonesia |
Coordinates | 6°12′0″S 106°50′37″E / 6.20000°S 106.84361°E |
Current tenants | 21 Cineplex |
Construction started | 1932 |
Inaugurated | 11 August 1949 |
Owner | Handoyo |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Liauw Goan Seng |
Other information | |
Public transit access | Cikini |
Metropole is a historic multipurpose building complex in Jakarta, Indonesia. Currently, Metropole is the oldest surviving movie theater in Jakarta. One of its main tenants is the 21 Cineplex group, which operates the Metropole XXI movie theater in the complex's main building. As a historic cinema, it has screened films during the first Indonesian Film Festival (1955) and the 16th Asia Pacific Film Festival (1970). Metropole was listed as an architectural heritage site by the governor in 1993.
Other tenants including a Starbucks coffeehouse chain, a bakery and an upscale Indonesian restaurant on the second floor.[1]