Friday, June 25, 2010

Pakuan Building

Is an official house is used as the residence of the official Governor of West Java Province.Located at Otto road No.1 Iskandardinata,Bandung.In the Dutch colonial era is officially the residence of the Resident Priangan. 

Pakuan building was established in connection with the order of Governor General Ch.F.Pahud because the removal of the capital city of Cianjur Residency Priangan to Bandung.But the transfer of new capital that residency can be exercised by the prefect of the Van der Moore in 1864, after the volcano erupted and destroyed the town Gede Cianjur.Was built in 1864 to complete construction in 1867.
During the construction of Building Pakuan (1864-1867), has deployed a number of members of the Dutch Militair Genie, who is assisted by RA Wiranatakusumah known as
Dalem Star. R.A. Wiranatakusumah is the Regent of Bandung to-eight who ruled between the years 1846 to 1874.He mobilized the population of the village Babakan, Bogor (now Kebon kawung) and Downstream Balubur now located in front of the official residence of the Regional Military Commander III Siliwangi at Bandung.On those services, people involved in such development exempt from tax.
Pakuan building has Indische Empire architectural style of an elegant Stijl monumental and highly favored by General Herman Willem Daendels.The building was designed by Chief Engineer of the Department van Openbare Werken Burgerlijke (BOW) or DPU now, which is the staff of the Resident Van der Moore, the engineer who designed the building also Sakola King that is currently the Offices Causation Factor Bandung in 1866.

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