Golden Triangle of Jakarta

The Golden Triangle of Jakarta (Indonesian: Segitiga Emas Jakarta) is a roughly triangular area in the center of Jakarta, Indonesia, extending from Central Jakarta to South Jakarta. Most of the city's foreign embassies and tallest skyscrapers are located in the area, which is the main CBD of Jakarta.[1] The area is bordered by main avenues of Jakarta: Jalan M.H. Thamrin-Jalan Jenderal Sudirman (north-southwest), Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said (north-southeast), and Jalan Jenderal Gatot Subroto (east-west). There are many other roads bisecting the area. The Golden Triangle's commercial areas include SCBD (45 hectares), Mega Kuningan (54 hectares), Rasuna Epicentrum (53.6 hectares) and Kuningan Persada (17 hectares).[2] The Golden Triangle is one of the fastest evolving CBDs in the Asia-Pacific region.[3]

This article is about Central Business District of Jakarta. For other uses, see Golden Triangle (disambiguation).

History and geography
Jalan Sudirman
Jalan Thamrin

From 1960-1965, Jakarta's urban development changed drastically when President Sukarno, also an architect and an urban planner, redeveloped the city into a modern capital that would not only be the pride of the Indonesian nation, but also be a "beacon" of a powerful new nation.[4][5] During the 1950s, the development axis of Jakarta was shifted southward from Medan Merdeka to Kebayoran as the center of Jakarta, replacing the axis of Medan Merdeka-Senen-Salemba-Jatinegara, which had grown since the 18th century.

Some of the notable infrastructure projects of Sukarno during the first half of the 1960s were construction of wide avenues, such as Jalan Thamrin, Jalan Sudirman, Jalan Gatot Subroto and Semanggi "clover-leaf" interchange. Jalan Rasuna Said was developed in the 1970s and together with Jalan Sudirman, and Jalan Gatot Subroto formed the Golden Triangle. During the period, construction commenced north of the Semanggi Interchange on Jalan Sudirman.[6]

Usage of the term "the Golden Triangle" for the Jakarta CBD was popularized in the 1990s.[7] Three points of the triangle which forms the area are:

The golden triangle area of Jakarta includes major roads such as Thamrin, Sudirman, Gatot Subroto, Rasuna Said and Mas Mansyur and Satrio. Administratively, the Golden Triangle area is located in Menteng, Tanah Abang, Setiabudi, Kebayoran Baru and Mampang Prapatan sub-districts of Jakarta.

Important areas in the Golden Triangle
Jalan Gatot Subroto, which runs east-west of the Golden Triangle

Many commercial centers have been developed gradually as clusters within the Golden Triangle area, such as Hotel Indonesia roundabout, SCBD, Mega Kuningan. Most of the skyscrapers of Jakarta are located within this triangle.

Transportation
TransJakarta bus station at the junction of Jalan Gatot Subroto & Jalan Rasuna Said, on the background skyline of Mega Kuningan

The area is served by TransJakarta Corridor 1, Corridor 6, Corridor 9. There are many routes operated by Kopaja, Mayasari Bakti and APTB buses. Sudirman, Cikini and Gondangdia station of Jakarta commuter rail are located within the area. The North-South line of Jakarta MRT crosses the area with multiple stations. The area will be also served by LRT.

See also

References
  1. "Segitiga Emas Jakarta Tetap Primadona". Kompas. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  2. "Segitiga Emas Jakarta Tetap Jadi Patokan Kawasan Perkantoran". Detik. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  3. "Where are the fastest evolving Central Business Districts in Asia Pacific?". Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  4. Silver 2007, p. 101.
  5. Sukarno's vision of a modern capital www.thejakartapost.com
  6. Merrillees 2015, p. 27.
  7. "Segitiga Emas Jakarta Tetap Jadi Patokan Kawasan Perkantoran". Detik. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  8. "SCBD to get world's 5th tallest building". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
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