2022
Hello, Guide!
I will make a series of articles entitled getting to know Bandung. In this series of articles, I will tell what is unique in Bandung, culture, and life.
Well, I will start with the story of the history of the building the city which is sourced from the Historical Museum of Bandung.
Bandung city is a city that has no planned existence. In 1810 Bandung Regent R.A. Wiranatakusumah 2 wanted to move the capital city from the banks of the Citarum river to the banks of the Cikapundung river on the grounds that the existing location was no longer strategic to become a capital city and often hit by natural disasters such as floods. On the other hand, the Dutch East Indies government at that time, General Herman Willem Daendels was carrying out the construction of a post highway to facilitate access to logistics and inter-regional communication that stretched from Anyer to Panarukan.
From Bogor to Cianjur, which at the time was the capitall city of Priangan, Daendels planned to build a city under the foot of Mount Tangkuban Parahu before connecting to the Caruban region or what is known today as Cirebon. After exploring the wilderness and coffee plantations, Daendels finally summoned the Regent of R.A. Wiranatakusumah 2 and Parakanmuncang to determine the location of the location of the city that we finally know today with the name of the city of Bandung. The location of the beginning the construction of the city of Bandung is currently named Zero kilometer of Bandung. History records the origin of this zero point because at that time after Daendels and Wiranatakusumah 2 walked across the Cikapundung bridge, not far from the Cikapundung bridge, Daendels stuck his stick to the ground and said "try, if I return to this place it has become a city ".
After this historic event, Daendels issued a Besluit which was an order to establish the city and asked the Regent of R.A. Wiranatakusumah 2 to move the Capital City from Krapyak to an area near the Pos road. with the issuance of the Besluit, it became a benchmark for the anniversary of Bandung, which until now is celebrated every September 25th.
The Regent of R.A. Wiranatakusumah 2 began to mobilize the residents of Barubuk Hilir to begin the construction of the city by commencing the construction of Grand Mosque, Squares of Bandung City and Pendopo. Besides that in 1812 the construction of the city of Bandung continued to be carried out by building other supporting facilities such as Markets, Water Sources, Post Offices, Prisons and Graves. in 1819 Andreas De Wilde, a former Dutch surgeon, asked for the transfer of the capital city of Priangan Residency from Cianjur to Bandung, but this was not possible.
In 1825 the Regent of R.A. Wiranatakusumah 2 began designing urban spatial planning on a map which at that time the area of Bandung city was around 700 hectare, which was restricted to the east by the Kaca-Kaca Wetan area (Simpang Lima), south of Kebon Kalapa, to the west with the Andir region, and to the north bordering the Papak Building which is now known as City Hall. Wiranatakusumah 4 began renovating the construction of the Grand Mosque, Squares and Pendopo became a beautiful permanent building. Then, in 1856 the discourse began to move the capital city of Priangan Residency from Cianjur to the city of Bandung by Governor General Ferdinan Pahud on the grounds that the temperature in Bandung was preferred by the Dutch, the strategic location of the city of Bandung in the center of the Priangan region, more population, availability of rice and coffee stock, and better economic conditions. Following up on the transfer of the capital city of Priangan Residency, in 1867 the residence of the Priangan Resident was completed. The building is one of the earliest permanent buildings built in the city of Bandung. Now the building is the official residence of the Governor of West Java province and is called the Pakuan Building.
In the following year’s development in Bandung grew very rapidly, physical construction and other supporting facilities were built consistently, such as the construction of the Cianjur-Bandung railway in 1884 which was used to transport passengers and trunks.
In the following year, Pieters Park was also built in 1885. Pieters Park is the first and oldest park in the city of Bandung which is located on the south side of Bandung City Hall. Now Pieters Park become as City Hall Park, Badak Park and Dewi Sartika Park.
In order to meet the entertainment needs Europan citizen in Bandung, Priangan Resident Assistant Pieter Sijthoff, pionereed the establishment of the first toonel (theater) group in Bandung called "Toonelverenigingin Braga" in 1882. And in 1892, Mr. C. A. Hellerman opened a weapon-making shop on Pedatiweg wich later became Bragaweg. He is a trading pioneering in the Braga region wich later became known as "de meest Europeesche winkelstraat van Indie" (The most europan-nuanced/themed shopping street throughout the Indies). This concept was what made the city of Bandung nicknamed Paris Van Java.
Nearly a century of the city of Bandung, in 1935 the city of Bandung was once proposed to be the capital of the Dutch East Indies government, replacing Batavia (Jakarta). Some government buildings have been built and designed city planning to make the city of Bandung as the capital city of the Government at that time. Still due to the defeat of the Netherlands in World War 2 which was surrendered by Japan, the plan to move the Capital City from Batavia to Bandung failed. However, several offices such as the Telecommunications and Postal offices have moved to the city of Bandung.
Now the Bandung city has become the capital city of West Java with the most population of around 2.5 million in 2017. Bandung is a city full of creativity and interesting things that are also unique that can be enjoyed by anyone. There are many tourist destinations in Bandung, cultural, culinary and historical. the continuation of this post I will peel more about Bandung in the next series.
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