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History of Bandung During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Dutch East Indies company (VOC) established a small plantation area in the fertile and properous Bandung area. A supply road connecting Batavia (now Jakarta), Bogor, Cianjur, Bandung, Sumedang and Cirebon was built in 1786. In 1809, Louis Napoleon, the ruler of the Netherlands and its colonies, ordered the Dutch Indies Governor H.W. Daendels to increase the defense system of Java island against British. Daendels built a 1000 km road joining the west and east coasts of Java. Since the northern part of West Java at that time was only swamp and marsh, the road was diverted through Bandung.The Great Postweg (now Jalan Asia-Afrika) was laid down in 1810. Local folklore has it that when Daendels was walking along the edge of Cikapundung river, he was amazed by a site he found. He then put a stick at the edge of the Cikapundung and said: "Zorg, dat als ik terug kom hier een stad is gebouwd!" ('Attention! If I come again here, a city must be built!').Today, this site is the geographical center of Bandung. R.A. Wiranatakusumah II, the regent of Bandung regency at that time, moved its office from Krapyak, in the south, to a place near a pair of holy city wells (sumur Bandung), which is today the 'alun-alun (city square). He built his istana (palace), masjid agung (the grand mosque) and pendopo ("pavilion") in the classical orientation.[ The pendopo faces Tangkuban Perahu mountain, who was believed to have a mystical ambience. In 1880, the first major railroad between Batavia and Bandung was laid down. It boosted light industry in Bandung. Chinese migrants flocked in to help run the facilities, services and vendor machines. A small Chinatown district can still be recognised in the vicinity of the railroad station. In 1906, Bandung was given the status of gemeente (municipality) and then later as staadsgemeente (city municipality) in 1926. Bandung's location, in a low area between two mountainous areas, is strategically advantageous for military defense. In the 1930s, the Dutch East Indies government had planned to move the capital from Batavia to Bandung, and built military barracks, the central government building (Gouvernments Bedrijven, nicknamed Gedung Sate) and other buildings. This plan did not come to fruition following the failure of the Dutch to reclaim Indonesia after World War II.

Gedung Sate Gedung Sate is the popular name for the governor's office of West Java province. It is one of the landmark buildings of Bandung and has become an icon for the city. It was designed by Dutch architect J.Gerber. Work on the building was began in 1920 and it was completed in 1922. This massive structure is still an imposing sight today. It is the centrepiece of a large complex of government buildings set on a public square. It is one of the most magnificent colonial buildings in all Indonesia.

Braga Street Braga Street (official name in Indonesian: Jalan Braga) is a small street in the center of Bandung, Indonesia, which was famous in the 1920s as a promenade street. Chic cafes, boutiques and restaurants with European ambiance along the street had made the city to attain the Paris of Java nickname. The street starts from a T-junction with the Asia-Afrika Street (or De Groote Postweg during the colonial times) to the north until the city council (balaikota), which was formerly a coffee warehouse.

Bandung City Square Bandung City Square or also called Alun-alun is a City parks or public open space is one of the facilities of Bandung city as a place for the citizens that must be provided by the government. This facility has become a civilization and culture in every country, since the Indonesian kingdoms until now. Although the public place is never separated from the government’s power, but in each era formed space in the broad field of the central government is perceived as belonging to citizens, or the public.

Dago Street Ir. H. Juanda (Dago), which divides this region has now become the main recreational path for urban dwellers. Every Saturday night, thousands of people poured Dago street thronged to enjoy the food at roadside cafe tent. While dozens of vehicles such as VW club Club or Scooter Club has its own favorite places. In fact, sometimes we can enjoy life free music from various musical genres ranging from brass-band, pop, to music 'underground' which played at the curb

Gedung Merdeka Building Independence in the way of Asia-Africa, Bandung, Indonesia, is a historic building that was once used as a place of the Conference of Asia-African Summit 1955. Now the building is used as a museum displaying various artefacts and photographs of Asia-African Conference which was forerunner of Non-Aligned Movement, the first ever held here in 1955

Villa Isola Villa Isola is building villas located in the northern suburbs of Bandung. Located on high ground, on the left side of the road to Lembang (Jln. Setiabudhi), the building was used by the Teachers' Training College (Teacher Training and Education Institute) in Bandung, which is now the Indonesian Education University-UPI). Villa Isola is one of Art Deco architecture style buildings which are often found in Bandung.   Villa Isola was built in 1933, belonged to a wealthy Dutchman named Dominique Willem Berretty. Then the building is used as a luxurious residence was sold and became part of the Hotel Savoy Homann. Subsequent developments, he was made Teachers' Training College Building (now UPI) and used as the rector's office.

Villa Merah VILLA MERAH adalah nama sebuah asrama mahasiswa ITB yang terletak di Jl. Tamansari 78 Bandung. Beberapa Alumni yang pernah tinggal di Villa Merah adalah : Prof. DR. Hasram Z, Prof. DR. Hasan Purbo, Prof. DR. Muhtar Apin, Ir. Azwar Anas dan lainnya. Pada tahun 1968 di Gedung Villa Merah didirikan Bimbingan Belajar Villa Merah oleh Mahasiswa dan Alumni ITB. Bimbingan Belajar Villa Merah merupakan pelopor/peletak dasar konsep Bimbingan Belajar dan merupakan Bimbingan Belajar pertama & tertua di Indonesia.

Tangkuban Parahu Mountain Tangkuban Perahu, or Tangkuban Parahu in local Sundanese dialect, is an active volcano 30 km north of the city of Bandung, the provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia. It is a popular tourist attraction where tourists can hike or ride to the edge of the crater to view the hot water springs upclose, and buy eggs cooked on its hot surface. This stratovolcano is on the island of Java and last erupted in 1983. Together with Mount Burangrang and Bukit Tunggul, those are remnants of the ancient Mount Sunda after the plinian eruption caused the Caldera to collapse.