Colonial architecture in Surabaya

Pasar Besar (market area) circa 1930
Toendjoengan (1953)
Military canteen 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[edit]

  • Bijeenkomsthuis (meeting house)
    Bijeenkomsthuis (meeting house)
  • Entrance portal of "De ingangspoort" (Perseverance), Royal Factory Steam and other machines in the year 1857 by F.J.H. Baijer
    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)
    Harbor office in Surabaya and memorial on the occasion of the visit of Governor General Fock (September, 1922)
  • City garden (late 19th century)
    City garden (late 19th century)
  • Garden in Surabaya
    Garden in Surabaya
  • "Komediegebouw" Surabaya
    "Komediegebouw" Surabaya
  • Heineken Brewery in Surabaya
    Heineken Brewery in Surabaya
  • Sociëteit Concordia (Concordia Society)
    Sociëteit Concordia (Concordia Society)
  • Goebang train station (Surabaya Gubeng railway station)
    Goebang train station (Surabaya Gubeng railway station)
  • Post and Telegraph office
    Post and Telegraph office
  • Resident's house in Surabaya
    Resident's house in Surabaya
  • Pasar Besar in the background
    Pasar Besar in the background
  • Resident's house along the Ketabang River (Ketabang) in Surabaya (late 19th century)
    Resident's house along the Ketabang River (Ketabang) in Surabaya (late 19th century)
  • Grimm & Co. "cake palace" at Pasar Besar
    Grimm & Co. "cake palace" at Pasar Besar
  • Goebang (now Gubeng district)
    Goebang (now Gubeng district)
  • Sluice
    Sluice
  • Postcard of sluice
    Postcard of sluice
  • Fountain and water carriers
    Fountain and water carriers
  • Governor General Fock visiting a school
    Governor General Fock visiting a school
  • Hotel Embong Malang
    Hotel Embong Malang
  • Piccolo Club Toendjoengan (signage on building says Hetwenkwe (sp?) Huis (1938)
    Piccolo Club Toendjoengan (signage on building says Hetwenkwe (sp?) Huis (1938)
  • Kurkdjian photo studio (O. Kurkdjian & Co.)
    Kurkdjian photo studio (O. Kurkdjian & Co.)
  • International trade office in Willemsplein
    International trade office in Willemsplein

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "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
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