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The Gedung Sate (Gedung=Building, Sate=Popular Indonesian Food on a Stick) was so named
for the sharp stick-like point at the peak of the roof.
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The Hotel Savoy: The oldest and most famous Hotel in Bandung sits at the end of
famous Braga Street which runs to the train station in the north. The Art Deco
architecture is a notable feature of the hotel, and of much of Bandung.
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Villa Isola/Bumi Siliwangi Gedung: great example of Bandung Art Deco built by an Italian millionare,
named D.W. Berrety in 1825. Great views of Bandung are visible from here.
Now it is used as IKIP Bandung (Bandung Institute of Teacher Training and Education).
It is located at Jalan Setiabudi 299, and can be reached by taking public transport
from Cicaheum, railway station, or Kebon Kalapa to Ledeng.
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Gedung Merdeka/Asia Africa Museum/Concordia Building:
built by Dutch Architects Van Galenlst and C.O. Wolf Schoemacher.
It is located at the corner of Braga and Asia Africa Street.
At that time, it was called Societeit Concordia (for the social club it housed).
The building became well known when the first conference of Asia Africa was
held there from 18th to 24th of April, 1955. It was here that the non-aligned
movement was established. Now, it houses a library and the museum of Asia Africa
the library and the museum are open to the public on working days.
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