Patung Tentara UPI

This statue is a memorial for soldiers of the North Bandung battalion who died in the 1945 period. It is located in front of gate number 2 of the Indonesian Education University (UPI) on Setiabudi Street. The statue is estimated to have been made in 2015 at the same time as the construction of the Education Museum at the Indonesian Education University.

The main body of this statue is a figure of a soldier made of bronze and then a list of names of fallen fighters (with their positions and units) as its base. The names were engraved on an iron plate in black ink. Not only the names of soldiers, but it also bears the name of the civilians who died during the fight for independence. The front and back of the base is left empty. The base material itself is a stone and cement structure. The soldier figure in this statue poses as if he is about to run with his arms holding a weapon.

Patung ini merupakan bentuk peringatan bagi para anggota batalyon Bandung Utara yang gugur pada periode 1945. Ia terletak di depan pintu gerbang nomor 2 Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) pada Jalan Setiabudi. Patung diperkirakan dibuat pada tahun 2015 bersamaan dengan dibangunnya Museum Pendidikan Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia.

Patung ini menampilkan figur seorang tentara dari perunggu serta sekumpulan nama-nama para pejuang yang gugur lengkap dengan jabatan dan kesatuannya pada bagian bawah (base). Tulisan berwarna hitam tersebut ditulis di atas plat besi. Tidak hanya nama tentara, namun warga sipil yang gugur juga tertulis namanya.

Pada bagian depan dan belakang base dibiarkan kosong. Material base sendiri terbuat dari susunan batu yang ditempel menggunakan semen. Figur tentara dalam patung ini berpose seperti hendak berlari dengan tangan menggenggam senjata.

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