 The temple is estimated to be dated from early 7th century CE, around the same period — or even earlier, than Dieng temples of Central Java.During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Dutch East Indies company (VOC) established a small plantation area in the fertile and prosperous Bandung area.A supply road connecting Batavia (now Jakarta), Bogor, Cianjur, Bandung, Sumedang and Cirebon was built in 1786.