Central Bandung

Central Bandung forms the city centre of the city of Bandung. Although the area had been inhabited before, it was here that the city of Bandung was founded in the year 1810, at the place where the Great Post Road crosses the Cikapundung river.

Photo: Sabung.hamster, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: territory
Description: city center (pusat kota) of the city of Bandung
Also known as: “Bandung/Central”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Merdeka Building and Bandung railway station.

Merdeka Building

Historic building

Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.

Merdeka Building is an Art Deco building in Jalan Asia-Afrika, Bandung, Indonesia. Today it serves as a museum displaying collections and photographs of the Asian–African Conference, the first Non-Aligned Movement event, which was held there in 1955.

Bandung railway station

Railway station

Photo: A2613, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bandung Station or Hall Station is the largest railway station in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Managed by Kereta Api Indonesia and its subsidiary KAI Commuter, it serves as the main station for Operational Area II Bandung of the KAI, administering Bandung and Priangan areas.

Grand Mosque of Bandung

Mosque

Photo: Makamindo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Grand Mosque of Bandung, previously known as the Great Mosque of Bandung, is a mosque in Bandung, the a provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Bandung and Karang Anyar.

East Bandung

Photo: dicky satarman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Bandung covers the districts of Bandung to the east of the Dago area, and north of the railway. It includes districts such as Cicaheum, Ujungberung, and Antapani.