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๐. Based on the book entitled "Vereeniging Toeristen Verkeer Batavia (1908-1942): The Beginning of Modern Tourism in the Dutch East Indies" by Achad Sunjayadi published in 2007, it is known that the nickname Paris van Java is closely related to the development of tourism in the Dutch East Indies. Through tourism, they want to show the world the progress made in their colonies and to add new income. They dub the cities in Indonesia with the names of places that are popular in Europe. The Dutch East Indies also took part in tourism exhibitions in a number of countries that have increasingly made this nickname known, such as in London (1851, 1862), Paris, (1855, 1867, 1878, 1889, 1900), Vienna (1873), and especially at the Exposition Universelle in Paris (1889) featuring Le Village Javanais (Kampung Jawa) with Sundanese art performances.
๐. The reason Why is Bandung called Paris van Java? The nickname Paris van Java has been attached to Bandung since 1889-1904 in the colonial period. Bandung is a city that is lined up to be the capital of West Java. Besides the Flower City, Bandung is also often dubbed as Paris van Java or in Dutch spelling, Parijs van Java. Why is Bandung called Paris van Java? The nickname has been pinned to Bandung since 1889-1904 during the Dutch East Indies colonial period, and was popularized by the Dutch. The nickname was deliberately created in order to attract tourists to visit the Dutch East Indies. Not only Bandung, a number of cities in Indonesia were also introduced with similar nicknames, for example Venetie van Java for Batavia, Gibraltar van Java for Semarang, and Switzerland van Java for Garut. Then is it true that Bandung is similar to Paris? satay tower The appearance of the old Gedung Sate.
๐. Why is Bandung called Paris van Java? Based on the book entitled "Vereeniging Toeristen Verkeer Batavia (1908-1942): The Beginning of Modern Tourism in the Dutch East Indies" by Achad Sunjayadi published in 2007, it is known that the nickname Paris van Java is closely related to the development of tourism in the Dutch East Indies. Through tourism, they want to show the world the progress made in the colonized country while at the same time adding new income. They dub the cities in Indonesia with the names of places that are popular in Europe. The Dutch East Indies also took part in tourism exhibitions in a number of countries that have increasingly made this nickname known, such as in London (1851, 1862), Paris, (1855, 1867, 1878, 1889, 1900), Vienna (1873), and especially at the Exposition Universelle in Paris (1889) featuring Le Village Javanais ( Kampung Jawa ) with Sundanese art performances. Bandung as the Paris of Java Island emerged because it became the center of fashion style. At that time, Bandung's fashion style was very Parisian. In 1900 there was a shop called Aud on Jalan Braga. The shop is a place for Bandung residents who want to look modern. In 1913, Aug changed its name to Au Bon Marche Modemagazijn from French. The latest fashion models from Paris will always be on display in this shop. Not only that, the architecture in Bandung applies art deco as a reference for building buildings that are very similar to Paris. One example that can be seen is the Preanger Hotel Building and the Savoy Homan hotel. Starting from the Dutch in the colonial period, the nickname of the City of Bandung as Paris van Java was then passed down from generation to generation until now it has become a tourist center in Java.
