Gedung Sate is a public building in
Bandung, West Java
Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, maki ...
, Indonesia. It was designed according to a
neoclassical design incorporating native
Indonesian elements (such as Hindu-Buddhist elements) by
Dutch
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* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
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People E ...
architect J. Gerber to be the seat of the
Dutch East Indies department of State Owned Enterprises (''Departement van Gouvernmentsbedrijven'', literally "Department of Government Industries"); the building was completed in 1920. Today, the building serves as the seat of the governor of the province of West Java,
and also a museum.
Its common name, ''Gedung sate'', is a nickname that translates literally from
Indonesian to 'satay building', which is a reference to the shape of the building's central pinnacle - which resemble the shape of one of the Indonesian traditional dish called
satay
Satay ( , in USA also , ), or sate in Indonesian spelling, is a Southeast Asian dish of seasoned, skewered and grilled meat, served with a sauce. The earliest preparations of satay is believed to have originated in Javanese cuisine, but ...
.
The central pinnacle consists of six spheres that represents the six million
gulden funded to the construction of the building.
See also
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Indonesian architecture
The architecture of Indonesia reflects the diversity of cultural, historical and geographic influences that have shaped Indonesia as a whole. Invaders, colonizers, missionaries, merchants and traders brought cultural changes that had a profoun ...
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List of colonial buildings in Bandung
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New Indies Style
New Indies Style ( nl, Nieuwe Indische Bouwstijl) is a modern architecture, modern architectural style used in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) between the late 19th century through pre-World War II 20th century. New Indies Style is basically ...
References
Buildings and structures in Bandung
Dutch colonial architecture in Indonesia
Cultural Properties of Indonesia in West Java
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