Tulisan .bdg

This sculpture was built as a marking of Bandung City’s border area. The letters ‘.bdg’ (read: dot b-d-g) on the monument is a form of Bandung citizens’ dream to have a level I domain similar to that of New York City (.nyc) in the United States. Similar sculptures with slightly different presentations can be found in many corners of the city of Bandung. This project was initiated by Mayor Ridwan Kamil in 2017. The condition of the monument now looks unkempt with traces of vandalism on the “g” part of the monument.

The text .bdg is colored light blue. Each .bdg letter stands individually, supported by a white pillar. Beneath the text of .bdg is a white board that says “Welcome to the City” in Bahasa Indonesia, the board colored green and yellow while the text in white. The color on the monument refers to the colors contained in Bandung City’s emblem.


Tugu tulisan ini adalah penanda sudut perbatasan wilayah Kota Bandung. Tulisan ‘.bdg’ (baca: dot b-d-g) pada tugu tersebut merupakan sebuah simbol impian warga Bandung untuk memiliki domain level I sama seperti Kota New York di Amerika Serikat. Tulisan .bdg sendiri bisa banyak ditemui di banyak sudut di Kota Bandung karena Wali Kota Ridwan Kamil sejak 2017 telah meresmikan setiap perbatasan wilayah Kota Bandung menggunakan tugu serupa. Kondisi tugu kini terlihat tak terawat dengan jejak vandalisme di bagian ‘g’ tugu.

Tulisan .bdg diwarnai biru muda. Setiap huruf .bdg pada tidak saling menyentuh dengan satu sama lain, setiap huruf berdiri sendiri disokong menggunakan pilar berwarna putih. Di bawah tulisan .bdg terdapat sebuah papan bertulisan “SELAMAT DATANG DI KOTA” berwarna putih pada papan berwarna hijau dan sentuhan kuning. Warna pada tugu tersebut merujuk pada warna simbol Kota Bandung.

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Located inCigadung, Bandung
Address/LocationJl. Cigadung Raya Barat, Bandung
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