Photos of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno, with the President of the United States John F. Kennedy clearly emblazoned on the walls of Signatures Restaurant, Hotel Indonesia Kempinski Jakarta. The giant-sized photo as if showing the history of the hotel keeps a history of Indonesia.
Photo of Marilyn Monroe Soekarno together artists also on display at the same restaurant wall. Indonesia's Sukarno and the hotel can not be separated. Sukarno was the one who had the idea to build a five star hotel in Jakarta.
Hotel Indonesia in Jakarta is the first luxurious hotel built in Southeast Asia. Hotel was inaugurated August 5, 1962 by Indonesian President Sukarno's become an icon of the city and the pride of Indonesia.
The monument was built across from the hotel Welcome and fountains. Roundabout fountain was called the Hotel Indonesia roundabout, and abbreviated as HI Roundabout.
Hotel Indonesia and the Welcome Monument was built to welcome guests who came to Athens and follow the 4th Asian Games in 1962. Architect of the hotel, Abel Sorensen and his wife, Wendy, designed the building area of 25,082 square meters.
It was a hotel building form the letter T in order for the hotel guests can enjoy views of Jakarta from the room and enjoy the warm sunshine in every room. Abel Sorensen designed the hotel as the hotel's modern and efficient. Local architecture blends shades of West Sumatra, Indonesia in modern architecture. The first building was constructed 15-story Ramayana Wing, then Ganesha Wing eight-story.
When the 1962 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Hotel Indonesia became an information center for Asian athletes, artists, observers, and guests of the state. State guests who have stayed include Cambodian leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk and the Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal.
The hotel has a distinctive character of Indonesia. Statue of Goddess Sri Trubus works on display in the hotel's front page. Also relief carving stone measuring 24 mx 3 m work of Sela Studio Binangun of Yogyakarta. There is also a mosaic artist Gregory Sidhartha, installed at Ramayana Restaurant.
Hotel Indonesia play a role promoting Indonesian arts and cultural activities by holding regular musical and theatrical performances. Firm's work had been a stage manager of Hotel Indonesia. Slamet Rahardjo and Rima Melati frequent gigs here.
Circles are using the Hotel Indonesia in Jakarta as a "rendezvous". In the mid 1970s, the Nirwana Supper Club at the highest terrace Ramayana Wing became the primary choice of the elite in Jakarta.
Revitalization
After 42 years in operation, the hotel ceased operations in 2004 due to an inability to compete with new hotels that continue to be built in Jakarta. Private investors then buy the region.
Hotels that have become the legacy of this history was rebuilt in the spirit of revitalization. T-shaped architecture of the hotel may not be altered by private investors who bought the Hotel Indonesia's region.
Renovation of Hotel Indonesia should refer to the provisions of Jakarta Governor Decree No. 475 dated March 29, 1993 that sets the hotel as a cultural heritage so that together all the assets of historic buildings in it must be preserved. "Just build a hotel by maintaining the shape of the building is more difficult and takes more time than building a new," said Director of Communications Hotel Indonesia Kempinski Hanny Wahyuni. Cables, pipes, existing telephone networks, should be dismantled carefully.
Renovation of Hotel Indonesia began in 2006. After three years of work, the Hotel Indonesia Kempinski-managed international network was opened in 2009. Communities can still enjoy their original form. Hotel Indonesia was still the pride of the city.
Photo of Marilyn Monroe Soekarno together artists also on display at the same restaurant wall. Indonesia's Sukarno and the hotel can not be separated. Sukarno was the one who had the idea to build a five star hotel in Jakarta.
Hotel Indonesia in Jakarta is the first luxurious hotel built in Southeast Asia. Hotel was inaugurated August 5, 1962 by Indonesian President Sukarno's become an icon of the city and the pride of Indonesia.
The monument was built across from the hotel Welcome and fountains. Roundabout fountain was called the Hotel Indonesia roundabout, and abbreviated as HI Roundabout.
Hotel Indonesia and the Welcome Monument was built to welcome guests who came to Athens and follow the 4th Asian Games in 1962. Architect of the hotel, Abel Sorensen and his wife, Wendy, designed the building area of 25,082 square meters.
It was a hotel building form the letter T in order for the hotel guests can enjoy views of Jakarta from the room and enjoy the warm sunshine in every room. Abel Sorensen designed the hotel as the hotel's modern and efficient. Local architecture blends shades of West Sumatra, Indonesia in modern architecture. The first building was constructed 15-story Ramayana Wing, then Ganesha Wing eight-story.
When the 1962 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Hotel Indonesia became an information center for Asian athletes, artists, observers, and guests of the state. State guests who have stayed include Cambodian leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk and the Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal.
The hotel has a distinctive character of Indonesia. Statue of Goddess Sri Trubus works on display in the hotel's front page. Also relief carving stone measuring 24 mx 3 m work of Sela Studio Binangun of Yogyakarta. There is also a mosaic artist Gregory Sidhartha, installed at Ramayana Restaurant.
Hotel Indonesia play a role promoting Indonesian arts and cultural activities by holding regular musical and theatrical performances. Firm's work had been a stage manager of Hotel Indonesia. Slamet Rahardjo and Rima Melati frequent gigs here.
Circles are using the Hotel Indonesia in Jakarta as a "rendezvous". In the mid 1970s, the Nirwana Supper Club at the highest terrace Ramayana Wing became the primary choice of the elite in Jakarta.
Revitalization
After 42 years in operation, the hotel ceased operations in 2004 due to an inability to compete with new hotels that continue to be built in Jakarta. Private investors then buy the region.
Hotels that have become the legacy of this history was rebuilt in the spirit of revitalization. T-shaped architecture of the hotel may not be altered by private investors who bought the Hotel Indonesia's region.
Renovation of Hotel Indonesia should refer to the provisions of Jakarta Governor Decree No. 475 dated March 29, 1993 that sets the hotel as a cultural heritage so that together all the assets of historic buildings in it must be preserved. "Just build a hotel by maintaining the shape of the building is more difficult and takes more time than building a new," said Director of Communications Hotel Indonesia Kempinski Hanny Wahyuni. Cables, pipes, existing telephone networks, should be dismantled carefully.
Renovation of Hotel Indonesia began in 2006. After three years of work, the Hotel Indonesia Kempinski-managed international network was opened in 2009. Communities can still enjoy their original form. Hotel Indonesia was still the pride of the city.