The Jakarta Post.com, december 7 2006
Bandung is planning to restore more than a hundred old and historic buildings in the city as part of an aggressive campaign to attract more tourists, an official said Tuesday.
Askary Wirantaatmadja, the head of the Bandung Tourism Office, said his staff were currently making a list of the city's old and historic buildings for restoration. Out of 637 historic buildings standing in the increasing busy city, 160 would be prioritized for development, he said.
"All of the buildings ... will be included in a regional draft bill on old and historic buildings, which is currently being worked out by members of the city's legislative council," he said.
If the bill was passed, Bandung would be the third city in the country to have a bylaw protecting heritage buildings after Jakarta and Surabaya, Askary said. Structures could be classed as protected if they were more than 50 years old, had important architectural features or were once used as venues where noted figures gathered.
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