Colonial architecture in Surabaya

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Pasar Besar (market area) circa 1930 COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Pasar Besar in Soerabaja TMnr 60026795.jpg
Pasar Besar (market area) circa 1930
Toendjoengan (1953) COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Gezicht op de drukke winkelwijk Toendjoengan Soerabaja Java TMnr 10014843.jpg
Toendjoengan (1953)
Military canteen in Surabaya COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Militaire kantine Surabaya Java TMnr 10020572.jpg
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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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.

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