President Xi joins Asian, African leaders in Bandung commemorative walk
Updated: 2015-04-24 11:29
(Xinhua)
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Gedung Merdeka building, one of the main meeting places of the 60th Anniversary of the Asian-African Conference 1955. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Backgrounder: Merdeka Building
Merdeka Building, also known as Gedung Merdeka, is an art-deco building serving as a museum displaying collections and photographs of the first Asian-African Conference held there in 1955.
The present building was designed in 1926 in art-deco style by Van Galen and C.P. Wolff Schoemaker, both professors and famous architects of the time.
The 7,500-square meter building features Italian marble floors, saloons and crystal lamps on ceilings.
The first building, on the site at the intersection of Braga Street and Jalan Asia-Africa, was constructed in 1895.
In 1926, it was rebuilt by Wolff Schoemacher, Albert Aalbers and Van Gallen.
Initially named Sociteit Concordia, the venue was a dance hall for entertainment and social gatherings.
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Schedule
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Pakistan and attend the Asian-African Summit and activities commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Bandung Conference in Indonesia from April 20 to 24.
April 22
Attend the opening ceremony of the Asian-African Summit;
Meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo;
April 23
Bilateral meetings;
Attend the closing ceremony of the Asian-African Summit;
April 24
Historical walk from Savoy Homann Hotel to Gedung Merdeka;
Attend activities commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Bandung Conference;
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