Colonial architecture in Surabaya
Colonial architecture in Surabaya (Dutch: Soerabaja) includes the legacy of neoclassical architecture and Dutch architecture built during the Dutch East Indies era. The old city in Surabaya is a tourist attraction but faces problems with the deterioration of older buildings. It includes Dutch architecture, has an Arab quarter and areas exhibiting Chinese influence.[1] Jembatan Merah is an area known for its Dutch architecture.[1]
Cosman Citroen designed a city hall in 1916 and planned the area of Ketabang. Museum Bank Indonesia, Surabaya is located in the former Bank of Java branch building. The House of Sampoerna i s a museum devoted to the history of clove cigarette (kretek) manufacturing in Indonesia and is housed in a Dutch colonial building (originally an orphanage) dating to 1864.[1][2]
Gallery
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Bijeenkomsthuis (meeting house) -
Entrance portal of "De ingangspoort" (Perseverance), Royal Factory Steam and other machines in the year 1857 by F.J.H. Baijer -
Harbor office in Surabaya and memorial on the occasion of the visit of Governor General Fock (September, 1922) -
City garden (late 19th century) -
Garden in Surabaya -
"Komediegebouw" Surabaya -
Heineken Brewery in Surabaya -
Sociëteit Concordia (Concordia Society) -
Goebang train station (Surabaya Gubeng railway station) -
Post and Telegraph office -
Resident's house in Surabaya -
Pasar Besar in the background -
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Grimm & Co. "cake palace" at Pasar Besar -
Goebang (now Gubeng district) -
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Postcard of sluice -
Fountain and water carriers -
Governor General Fock visiting a school -
Hotel Embong Malang -
Piccolo Club Toendjoengan (signage on building says Hetwenkwe (sp?) Huis (1938) -
Kurkdjian photo studio (O. Kurkdjian & Co.) -
International trade office in Willemsplein
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Lonely Planet Indonesia Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Celeste Brash, Muhammad Cohen, Mark Elliott, Guyan Mitra, John Noble, Adam Skolnick, Iain Stewart, and Steve Waters Lonely Planet, Sep 1, 2010
- ^ "House of Sampoerna website". Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
Further reading
[edit]- The heritage and impact of Dutch architecture and civil engineering in Surabaya and Malang Petra University Surabaya 2003