Draft:Pakuan Building
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The Pakuan Building (Sundanese: Gedong Pakuan; Sundanese script: ᮌᮨᮓᮧᮀ ᮕᮊᮥᮃᮔ᮪) is currently an official residence that serves as the official residence of the Govenror of West Java. This building is located at Jalan Otto Iskandardinata No.1, Bandung. During the Dutch colonial era, this building was the official residence of the Priangan Resident.[1]
History
[edit]The Pakuan Building was built in connection with the order of the Governor General Ch.F. Pahud because of the relocation of the capital of the Priangan Residency from Cianjur to Bandung. However, the relocation of the capital of the residency could only be carried out by Resident Van der Moore in 1864, after Mount Gede erupted and destroyed the city of Cianjur. Construction began in 1864 and was completed in 1867.
During the construction of the Pakuan Building (1864-1867), a number of members of the Dutch Military Genie were deployed, assisted by R.A. Wiranatakusumah known as Dalem Bintang. R.A. Wiranatakusumah was the 8th Bandung Regent who ruled between 1846-1874. He mobilized residents from the villages of Babakan Bogor (now Kebon Kawung) and Balubur Hilir which are now located in front of the official residence of Commander of the III Siliwangi Military Command in Bandung. For their services, residents involved in the construction were exempted from taxes.[2]
Architectural
[edit]The Pakuan Building has an elegant, monumental Indische Empire Stijl architectural style and was very popular with General Herman Willem Daendels. The building was designed by the Chief Engineer of the Department van Burgerlijke Openbare Werken (B.O.W) or DPU now, who was a staff of Resident Van der Moore, the Engineer also designed the Sakola Raja building which is currently the Bandung City Police Office in 1866.
Visits by important international figures
[edit]Since the Dutch East Indies era, this building has been a place of rest for important people, official guests and world figures. Important international guests who have visited here are:
- King of Siam Chulalongkorn in 1901
- French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau who visited Bandung in 1921
- Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford in 1927.
- Andreas Segovia, had the chance to strum his guitar in front of the Priangan Resident and his guests.
- Sri Queen of the Netherlands Juliana and Prince Bernhard visited in 1971. They were so impressed that they told their hosts that the old building with the rare Da Indische Empire Stijl architectural style could be maintained, restored and preserved.
- President of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito
- President of the Soviet Union, Voroshilov
- Attorney General of the United States, Robert Kennedy
Role in the Asian-African Conference
[edit]When the Asian-African Conference took place in the city of Bandung in 1955, a number of figures, leaders of Asian African countries stopped to rest at the Pakuan Building, including:
- Prime Minister of Burma, U Nu
- Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, John Kotelawala
- Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Bogra
- General Carlos P. Romulo from Philippines
- President of Egypt, Gamal Abdul Nasser
- Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia
- Prime Minister of PRC, Zhou Enlai
During his visit in 1955, Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru had stated in his speech that Bandung was the capital of Asia Africa.
In 2005, this building was also used as a luncheon for heads of state, government and delegations of Asian African countries in the context of the 50th Anniversary of the Asia-Africa Conference.
RI-PRC Dual Citizenship Agreement
[edit]On April 22 1955, in the central room of the Pakuan Building, a Joint Communique on Dual Citizenship was signed between the governments of the Republic of Indonesia and the People's Republic of China. Each party was represented by Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia Sunario and Prime Minister of China Zhou Enlai.
The building today
[edit]In 1990, the restoration of the Pakuan Building structure was completed at a cost of more than one billion rupiah. This restoration was in accordance with the hopes of Prince Bernhard. Gedung Pakuan now still functions as a landmark of Bandung City. Its main function is now as an official residence which is used as the official residence of the Governor of the Province of West Java.
References
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- ^ menjelajah sejarah bandung di gedung pakuan detik.com (in Indonesian)
- ^ menjelajah sejarah bandung di gedung pakuan detik.com (in Indonesian)