Gedung Sate

Gedung Sate is a public building in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. It was designed according to a neoclassical design incorporating native Indonesian elements (such as Hindu-Buddhist elements) by Dutch 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 1924. Today, the building serves as the seat of the governor of West Java,^[1] and also a museum.^[2]

Gedung Sate
A view of Gedung Sate
Former names	Departement van Gouvernements Bedrijven (GB) building
General information
Architectural style	New Indies Style, Dutch Rationalism, Sundanese style
Location	Bandung, Indonesia
Address	Jalan Diponegoro No. 22
Coordinates	6.902459°S 107.618730°E / -6.902459; 107.618730
Construction started	27 July 1920
Completed	September 1924
Owner	Government of West Java
Technical details
Floor count	3
Floor area	27,990.859 m2
Design and construction
Architect(s)	J.Gerber
Other designers	Eh. De Roo, G. Hendriks

Southern side

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.^[1] The central pinnacle consists of six spheres that represent the six million guilders funded to the construction of the building.^[3]

See also

• Indonesia portal

• Indonesian architecture
• List of colonial buildings in Bandung
• New Indies Style