 In 1929, Bandung approved the 'Framework plan' city planning, which covered an area of 12.758 ha, divided in plans for mainly the Northern- and partly the Southern areas of the town.This plan which followed the garden city concept was successfully applied in the Northern part of the town where most of the European population lived.The north part was designed with large public spaces, spacious and green residential areas in which public and private greens are integrated.