Wednesday, October 8, 2014

MENTENG PARK, CENTRAL JAKARTA

Menteng Park is located between Moch Yamin streets, Kediri  streets, HOS Cokroaminoto , and Sidoarjo streets, Menteng village, sub district of Menteng, Central Jakarta district, DKI Jakarta Province 10310
See Menteng Park on largger map

Menteng Park was built on an area of ​​approximately 150 m x 175 m has a slightly different concept to other city parks. In addition to accommodate more than 30 species of ornamental plants, Menteng Park also has various support facilities, such as playground for children, mini soccer field and 2 basketball courts. In addition, 44 wells were constructed in the catchment area of ​​the park as the rain water absorption.


In the menteng park there is also a 4 floors parking area  . Water fountains and skate board arena also contained in Menteng Park. Some greenhouse that can be used as an exhibition space. Jogging track facility complements Menteng Park
 

  
The history of previous Menteng Park is an open field that is united with Suropati Park. This Field located in the HOS  Tjokroaminoto street formerly called  Viosveld. Development Menteng park that is full of controversy, its design in contest, as evidence of the involvement of the community towards the development of parks in Jakarta.
  
Menteng Park has become one of the icons for the citizens of Menteng, for being an oasis in the middle of a commercial area that is never empty. Two complementary greenhouse Menteng Park Menteng park with a role as the city parks are public. The combination of both organic and geometric patterns and patterns of green pavement pattern made Menteng park as a ​​modern garden with national scale.
 
Various types of tropical plants grown in the garden, as well as a variety of facilities and garden accessories, has made the role of the park in addition to the Menteng city park also serves as a social parks and botanical gardens of the city.
 
Park was inaugurated on 28 April 2007 by the city government and is in addition to adding a green open space (RTH) in Jakarta, construction of the park is located on the HOS Cokroaminoto street, Menteng, Central Jakarta, was also intended as a means of public can get a little "refreshing " to Jakarta residents.

Construction of the park has a variety of benefits, both in terms of social, economic, and personal. Socially, the existence of a city park as a gathering place for the community, will encourage citizens to engage one another mutually. Thus creating a harmonious society. From an economic standpoint, the existence of the park will increase property values ​​surrounding environment, improve the health of workers who live in the vicinity, as well as open up business opportunities. As connoisseurs of the city park, where the park will support the creation of a healthy lifestyle. Various activities can be done in the garden, it can reduce stress levels and improve overall health. City park as a water catchment area would also play an important role in maintaining water and air quality and protect wildlife.

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