A Dream of Venice on the Ciliwung
Four architects from UGM designed a structure to clean the waters of the Ciliwung River. They won second place in the Skyscraper 2010 architecture contest.
May 12, 2010
THREE years ago, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso inaugurated river transportation on the 1.7-kilometer route of Halimun-Karet floodgate. Swayed by the current of the West Flood Canal aboard a boat carrying 28 people, the passengers might just as well dream of cruising the Grande Canal, Venice, on a gondola.
Venice, a city in northeastern Italy, is described by British newspaper The Times as the most romantic city in Europe. The beauty of the city, als
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