Keong Emas Imax Theater in Jakarta

Keong Emas Imax Theater in Jakarta is one of the best theater halls in Indonesia. The Keong Emas Imax Theater has become one of the most popular attractions in Jakarta where a huge numbers of tourists, domestic and foreign, come to experience the ‘Beautiful Indonesia’, resplendent in all its glory and awesome in its three dimensional effect. Keong Emas Imax Theater is that kind of a place where fun and entertainment are for everyone. Children can have a real good time here. This theater is located at the complex area of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah or The Miniature of Indonesia Park in East Jakarta.

History of Keong Emas Imax Theater in Jakarta

‘Keong Emas’ means Golden Snail. The roof of this theater takes the shape a golden snail. The Golden snail, better known as the Golden Apple Snail, was first spotted in Indonesia in the early 80's. Although an agricultural pest, the Golden Apple Snail in that era was also cultivated as a human food source. Soon, a new apple snail based cuisine appeared and many farmers started to grow these snails in their ponds.

The snails became very popular. The vogue led to the president and his wife, the late Madame Tien Suharto, initiating the building of a theater with an architecture resembling the shape of the Golden Apple Snail. The whole complex was painted in the same golden yellow color like the snail and called the Keong Emas Imax Theater.

Features of Keong Emas Imax Theater in Jakarta

  -  Keong Emas Imax Theater in Jakarta was first open to the public on April 20, 1984.
  -  The enormous screen at the theater using the latest Imax System, has been listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest screen in the world during the 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991 edition.
  -  The films are displayed in three dimensional effect or 3D effect.
  -  The subjects of the movies are mainly ‘Beautiful Indonesia’ related to the culture and art of Indonesia as well as its environment and the places around the country.
  -  The purpose of the movies is to highlight Indonesia's beauty and glory on the big screen and develop tourism.
  -  There has been a mass expectation that a movie about the Golden Apple snails should be made. No such venture has been made yet to create a film on the tiny fascinating creatures.

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