Metropole – Jakarta. The largest Art Deco style building complex in Jakarta, constructed in 1932 – 1949. Consists of three buildings, one is movie theater. Bioskop Metropole XXI or Metropole XXI Cinema is located on Jl Pegangsaan No. 21, Menteng, Central Jakarta, it was built on August 11, 1949 and was completed in 1951. The inauguration of the cinema was attended by Rahmi Rachim, wife of Vice President Mohammad Hatta; Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX, and Haji Agus Salim, to show the film Annie Get Your Gun (George Sidney, 1950) as the premiere. Metropole XXI, a cinema with six studios became the first cinema in Jakarta. In 1960, its name changed to Megaria Cinema on orders from President Soekarno. During the New Order, the name was changed to Megaria Theatre. After 1989, the name was changed back to Metropole 21, then Megaria 21, until finally named Metropole XXI.
