Jakarta International Convention Center, Convention center in Gelora, Jakarta, Indonesia
The Jakarta International Convention Center is a convention and sports venue in Jakarta designed to host major conferences, trade shows, and sporting events. The facility contains multiple halls with flexible layouts and contemporary technical infrastructure to accommodate diverse gatherings.
Built from 1960 as one of President Soekarno's prestige projects, it was meant for the 1963 GANEFO games but overran its US$12.5 million budget and opened only in 1974, for the 23rd PATA conference. Ahead of the 10th Non-Aligned Movement summit of 1992, a new wing with the Assembly and Cendrawasih rooms was added; Soeharto inaugurated it on 25 August 1992 as the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center. Renamed Balai Sidang Jakarta in 1995, it passed to the Ministry of State Secretariat on 24 January 2025.
The center sits inside the Bung Karno Sports Complex in Senayan, near the Sudirman business district and the Indonesia Stock Exchange. An underground tunnel with a travelator links it to Hotel Sultan (formerly the Hilton). The 2023 ASEAN summit renovation extended the lobby canopy and main lobby floor area.
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