Citra Niaga

Citra Niaga is the central business district in the city of Samarinda, East Kalimantan, with an area of ​​about 2.7 acres which is designed to provide a place of business for small traders (60%) as well as large and medium-sized merchants (40%). Citra Niaga was built on August 27, 1987. The location is the former site called Amusement Gelora burning, the conditions at the time the new Samarinda population of about 300,000 people and require a shopping and leisure center. Activity Center’s work of architect Antonio Ismael received the international award of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (Akaa) in 1989. At that time Citra Niaga compete with candidates Soekarno-Hatta and finally Citra Niaga was the one who was chosen to receive the award.

Most of the buildings on the east side Citra Niaga has changed the function. Two-story building with a permanent structure that originally had a gang (alley) on the inside that can be passed visitors with natural penghawaan. Furthermore, the entire section is closed and turned into a department store closed. Leaving the western part of the small traders and plaza in the middle.

Citra Niaga experienced a fire on October 31, 2006 and later rebuilt, but not exactly the same as the initial condition is built and is the center of traditional handicrafts in the city of Samarinda. Changes occur in building materials where previously the entire material walls and roof of shingles ironwood, replaced with non-wood materials and non ironwood.

Summary Information :

1. Location   : Citra Niaga Store, St. Niaga Utara, Harbour, Samarinda City, East Kalimantan 75112