This is the center piece of Bandung City Hall Park. Designed by Dr. R. Teuser, the park is one of the oldest in the city. It was built in 1885 and was named Pieterpark in honor of an Asisten Residen (the title for the city's administrator before it became a municipality in 1906) Pieter Sijthoff.
In the old days, the park was also often called Kebon Raja (The King's Garden) because it was located just across the street from, Sakola Raja (Dutch: Kweekschool, or The King's School).
In 1950, the park's name was changed to Taman Merdeka (the Independence Park), and on December 4, 1996, the park's name was again changed to Taman Dewi Sartika in honor of a Bandung-native national heroine Dewi Sartika whose statue has since been placed there.
The big old trees and the circular hedges are lovely.
ReplyDeleteThe park has been through many names.
Such lush greenery! I love that majestic tree in your first photo!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, Yogyakarta doesn't has good park.
ReplyDeletethe place looks so nice to have a picnic but where are the people to enjoy the place?
ReplyDeletei should say that the maintenance is quite good in that part of the city.
Beautiful Park. Will put it in my list of places to go, when in Bandung...(don't know when yet:)
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing them.
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