Merdeka Building

Gedung Merdeka in the streets of Asia and Africa, Bandung, Indonesia, is a building that was once used as a Summit Asia-Africa in 1955. At this time used as a museum. 

The building was designed by Van Gallen Last and CP Wolff Schoemaker. Both are Professors at the Technische Hogeschool (Technical High School), the ITB now, two renowned Dutch architecture at the time, this building once thick with art deco feel of this magnificent building and visible from the floor made of Italian marble is polished, the rooms where a drink and relax cikenhout made of wood, while for lighting lamps used bias depends glittering crystal. This building occupies an area about 7500 m2. 

At that time this building was named Societeit Concordia used as a place of recreation by a group of Dutch people who are living in the city of Bandung and its surroundings. They were the plantation employees, officers, authorities, businessmen, and among other rich enough. On holidays, especially at night, the building was filled with them for the art show, dinner. 

During the Japanese occupation of this building is called the Dai Toa Kaman with its function as a cultural center. 

At the time of the proclamation of independence of the Republic of Indonesia on August 17, 1945 the building was used as the headquarters of the Indonesian youth to face the Japanese army at that time was reluctant to hand over power to Indonesia. 

After the Indonesian government began to take shape (1946 - 1950) is characterized by the presence of government Haminte Bandung, Sundanese State, and West Java Recomba, Concordia building used again as a public hall. used here held art performances, parties, restaurants, and other public meetings. 

With the government's decision Republic of Indonesia (1954) which established the city of Bandung as the Asian-African Conference, the Concordia Building was chosen as the conference. At that time Concordia Building was the building where the meeting is the largest and most luxurious in the city of Bandung. And its location was very strategic in the middle of the city of Bandung as well and close to the best hotels in this city, the Hotel Savoy Homann and Hotel Preanger.