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About Braga

Originally running from the railway tracks, sout to the Savoy Homann Hotel, the street called Braga was often described as 'The Fifth Avenue of Indonesia.' In the 30s most of the luxury goods available in the country were sold here to visiting Dutch weekenders and planters. Braga was the place to 'see and be seen' during the era when Bandung was considered the 'Paris of Java'. There are about 75 buildings of architectural merit on Jl. Braga itself and a number of historic sites within the Braga district. These include the Alun-Alun Square with the Pendopo (Mayor's residence) on the south side, the Grand Mosque on the west and the post office and banks on the North. On Jl. Banceuy is the prison cell in which Soekarno was incarcerated by the Dutch. Across the Cikapundung River, behind the art deco PLN building is a night market. The area also contains several excellent examples of tropical art deco architecture including the City Hall, St. Angela's School, the restored Preanger Aerowisata and Savoy Homann hotels, and Gedung Merdeka, originally the Concordia social club, which in 1955 was the site of the first Asia Africa conference. Today, the Braga area forms the Central Business District of Bandung.

[The above description was taken from "Bandung Map: The official map of Bandung & West Java", sponsored and endorsed by the Indonesia Tourism Promotion Board]

It is unfortunate that Braga now is different than the Braga described above. Much of the history is gone.

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26 September 1999