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BANDUNG LAUTAN API (BLA)

(Bandung Sea of Fire)

On the south side of the city of Bandung you can find a large monument called “Bandung Lautan Api,” (BLA) or, Bandung Sea of Fire. This monument was built in commemoration of an event that took place in Bandung on March 24, 1946. After the Japanese withdraw after WWII, the Dutch were attempting to reclaim its former colony Indonesia. To prevent this from happening, the city inhabitants intentionally burned their homes and other buildings of importance in the city, giving the approaching Dutch forces little to occupy and reclaim.

The huge monument (BLA) is located in the Tegallega city park. The park surrounding the monument is filled with markers that look like tombstones. In reality, the stones are mere markers, indicating the type of tree that is next to it, as well as the tree’s country of origin.

The people who's behind Bandung Lautan api:

1. Kolonel Abdul Haris Nasution  (Komandan Divisi III ).
2. Muhammad Toha dan Ramdan (anggota BRI).
3. Atje Bastaman( memberikan istilah Bandung lautan api).
4. Rukana (Komandan Polisi militer Bandung).
5. Sutan Syahrir (memutuskan strategi bersama Kolonel Abdul Haris Nasution).
6. Ismail Marzuki( pencipta lagu Halo-Halo Bandung).