Sate Building

Gedung Sate, with ornaments typical of the skewer on the central tower, has long been a marker or landmark of Bandung is not only known to the public in West Java, Indonesia but also the entire building was even used as a model tourist Indonesia sign for several buildings and signs tourist signs in West Java. For example forms the front of the building Railway Station Tasikmalaya. Built in 1920, this white building is still standing strong but graceful and now serves as the central building of government of West Java and also can be used as a reference Indonesian resort. 

Gedung Sate which at the time was called the Dutch East Indies Gouvernements Bedrijven (GB), laying the first stone by Johanna Catherina Coops, eldest daughter of the Mayor of Bandung, B. Coops and Petronella Roelofsen, representing the Governor-General in Batavia, JP Graaf van Limburg Stirum on July 27, 1920, Gedung Sate Bandung is the result of a planning team consisting of Ir.J.Gerber, a young architect famous graduates of Engineering Faculty of Delft Netherlands, Ir. Er. De Roo and Ir. G. Hendriks and van Gemeente Bandoeng party, headed by Col. Pur. VL. Slors involving 2000 workers, 150 people including sculptors, or expert bongpay tombstone carver and wood engraver nationals from China Konghu or Canton, assisted by masons, coolies stir and servers from Sekeloa Village residents, small hole Dago Village, Village Gandok and Village Cibarengkok, which they previously worked Gedong shingles (Kampus ITB) and Gedong transvestite (Bandung City Hall). 

Gedung Sate in history, during the period of 4 years in September 1924 successfully completed the main construction Bedrijven Gouverments main building, including the headquarters of the PTT (Postal, Telephone and Telegraph and the Library. 

Architecture Gedung Sate is the work of architect Ir. J. Gerber and his group are not separated from the input maestro Dr.Hendrik Dutch architect Peter, who faces bernuansakan traditional architecture characterized by tourism Indonesia Archipelago. 

Many architects and experts said Gedung Sate building is one of Bandung sights monumental building that has an elegant charm with a unique architectural style leads to a form of architectural style of Indo-European (Indo Europeeschen architectuur Stijl), which is not impossible if the elegance of the resorts Temple Borobudur Satay House joined the coloring.