Archive for September 21st, 2006
Al Akbar Mosque
Be the biggest mosque in Surabaya with modern and unique architecture style; reside in south Surabaya region Pagesangan close to turnpike Surabaya-Gempol. A real Luxury mosque building and respect had become the religion centre of activities for Islam believer in Surabaya. The strategic situation earned easily gone through from various areas outside Surabaya. This mosque is more knowledgeable as The Great Surabaya Mosque.
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Al-Akbar Mosque Surabaya stand on a width of 11,2 hectares land, broadly building 28509 square meters. Unique impression from this building lay in unique mosque dome design like lamellar structure with combination of blue and green color, giving cold impression and fresh. It has a main building and two direct penetrative from other buildings to main building. It also had built a tower equipped with a lift that opened for the public. From this tower we can be enjoyed the view of Surabaya city that real beautiful, especially in nighttime with many town lamps from the physical plant in Surabaya. This mosque is opened on 10 November 2000 by president RI which taken hold of by Abdul Rachman Wachid.
At Sunday morning there are a small market that very crowded to visited.
The warrior monument
The warrior monument is located in Tembaan Street. It had built for the agenda of giving high respect to all warriors that had killed during big encounter to fight against ally army being hitchhiked by NICA, which wish to occupy Surabaya in 10 Novembers 1945. It is located in front of luxury Gubenur office. Besides as the big monument as high as 45 foot/feet, for the same purpose, in some famous places as battlefield at that time, have been made a heroic statue like Jayengrono garden (Red Bridge), Plaza Contong, in Tais Nasution street (Sharp-pointed Bamboo), Foreland and in Kombes Pol. M . Duriyat street.
City Hall
City hall is located in Taman Surya Street 1. This solar Garden had built by Dutch colonial. Town Surabaya as Resort Gemeonte (Haminte) officially date of 1 Aprils 1906, what experienced by Dewan Hamite and led by assistant resident. In 1916 lifted the first lord mayor A. Meyroos finite commissioned in 1921. During the second lord mayor of GJ Dijkerman, it had started the development of lord mayor building and finished in 1927. Its architect is C. Citroen and executor of HV. Hollandsche Beton Mij. Because its total cost 100 guilders, this building had formerly recognized as “1000 Guilders Building “. The Government of Indonesia had built a city hall with modern architecture, laid at against stripper building. The stripper building has time has applied as ‘Gedung Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah’ and now applied as the center of municipal administration Surabaya.
Tunjungan
It is located reside in Tunjungan street. As shopping centre in town Surabaya consisted of had assorted is shop, both small shop and supermarket. It is between Supermarket and Siola Swalayan has it own memory of cent for Surabaya city. From the top of building that is formerly so called “White Laiidlaw “this is the combatants arrest northerly ally attack. The biggest shopping centre in Tunjungan street is Tunjungan Plaza I-IV, provide various complete entertainment amusement facilities to cover expenditure, shops, restaurant, playground arena, disco tic, showroom and supported place to park wide.
T.H.R Surabaya
The location resides in Kusuma Bangsa Street 112. This place is one of entertainment public amusement that is cheap enough and draw in Surabaya. In THR SURABAYA, there are some East Javanese arts, especially Surabaya being such as: artistry Ludruk, Ketoprak, Puppets people and entertainment stage amusement of comedy that is Aneka Ria Srimulat. There is also various souvenir from various areas which able to be applied as souvenir. Medium in adolescent garden Surabaya, which very predominates, is entertainment amusement and children toy.
Joko Dolog
The location of Joko Dolog is in Taman Apsari Street. A statue in the form of Budha, which it has said, is statue from last Singosari king that is king Kertanegara, made in the year 1889 in honor of the king in funeral Wuraware (lemahtulis). It had carried to Surabaya, about 300 years ago. This statue is precise stay in front of the executive East Java Governor mansion. It is often pilgrimage visitor, so that the frankincense aroma also do not escape if we to stay there.
Cheng Ho Mosque
Muhammad Cheng Hoo Mosque is mosque that having a real interesting history. This thing can see from the building architecture, which has made with style typical of China. It begin from 15 century during dynasty Ming ( 1368-1643) Chinese from Yunnan were start coming to propagate Islam, especially in Java. This Muhammad Cheng Hoo Mosque can accommodate about 200 pilgrimages.
Muhammad Cheng Hoo Mosque is consisted of width of 21×11 m2 broadly main building 11×9m2.Ă‚Â
Muhammad Cheng Hoo Mosque also has 8 sides on the top of the main building. The third measure or numbers are having meaning. The meaning is number 11 for measure ka’bah when has just been built, numeral 9 symbolizing sponsor songo and numeral 8 symbolizing Pat Kwa (luck / feather in Chinese).
source : www.eastjava.com
September 21st, 2006
Sunan Ampel
The Ampel Mosque had found in 1418 constituting one of the historical monuments in the spreading of Islam in east Java. Sunan Ampel is one of the initiators who spread and taught the Islam religion in Java (include in one of the nine saints). The monument and mosque of Sunan Ampel lies at Kampung Arab and is frequently visited by domestic tourist form the groups of wali Songo pilgrimage tour.Ă‚Â
This mosque is presents the religion service souvenirs and Moslem clothing, such as; Kopyah (Moslem’s caps), rukuh (prayer robe for women), tasbih (sting of 100 beads), Stambul miniatures, Al-Qur’an, perfumes, etc. this complex is located on KH. Mas Mansyur street, Nyamplungan.Ă‚Â
Jembatan Merah
Translated as The Red Bridge in whose surrounding as the one of the most savage fighting ever seen on Java’s. The “Battle of Surabaya” began on 10 November 1945, less than three months after the proclamation of independence had read in Jakarta and it was right here that Brigadir General Mallaby had killed. Further down The Red Bridge is the china town, a surrounding packed with building of typical Chinese construction. It is still the most crowded business & trade center.
KAYOON PARK AND FLOWER MARKET
Kayoon Park is located along the western bank of Kayoon River. It is an evening Recreation Park and specific East Java Food Center. A variety of water sports are performed here such as; sailing, swimming, motor boat, and even canoe races. To the north of Kayoon Park is the Kayoon Market, selling beautiful orchids and tropical decorative.
Grahadi Building
Grahadi building is convention hall and the official resident of East Java Governor. See it’s a self remain as of the Dutch commissioner Dirk Van Hogendorp (1794-1798). Initially the front of Grahadi faced the river. During tea-hours in the afternoon, the occupants could see small vessels with passengers up and down the river. The small vessels used to transportation, they arrived and go by the small vessels. In 1802 the front side of building which originally faced the North, had changed into the South until the present time.
Surabaya Zoo
The Zoo is located at Setail street 1. It is in the north side of Joyoboyo bus station. It is said to be the largest zoo and complete in Southeast Asia. Almost various the animal types beyond the sea and inside the country, earn we to witness here. This zoo have area that is enough is wide, calm and divided to some places for birds, freshwater aquarium and brine, quarantine Toxidemi, night animal ( nocturama) and various mammals ( mammal). In Special place, there is also porpoise (pesut mahakam) and mermaid. There are also komodo that had considered being rest of prehistory animal, which only found in Komodo Island (NTT). There is also rent boat encircling artificial river, horse rental, camel, and elephant, and game for children, small restaurant and depots made available for the visitors, which wish to release fatigue. From the tower here, visitor can see the view of town Surabaya from the top.
source : www.eastjava.com
September 21st, 2006
sub marine Monument
No doubt keep going your destination, precisely next to the famous shopping center Surabaya Plaza; Monkasel is actually the original of the old submarine KRI Pasopati 410. It is 76.6 meters long and 6,3 meters wide, and was moved from ujung to this venue since July 1, 1995, after the museum had officially opened by Arief Kushariadi, the Commander of the Indonesia Republic Navy on June 27, 1998. The following month, on July 15, 1998, it had opened for public as a marine tourist destination. Boats and diorama also complete the monument, which also function as a museum. The visitors who want to travel by boat along Kalimas River can start his traveling from the ‘Prestasi Park’ at the back of Grahadi Governor Mansion.
Monkasel had equipped with multimedia building to present entertainment amusement of video to be more recognize the TNI navy. Monkasel is open every day Monday until Friday at 0830 - 2200 WIB. Further description can contact telephone 031-5490410. The facilities have provided, for example place to park, canteen, podium, entertainment amusement of child. It’s easy reachable by various public vehicles.
Kya-kya
Kya-kya Kembang Jepun is in shooping center, Kembang Jepun Street that is the center of eastern Indonesia trade and economy. In the night, this place turns into center of local foods, national, even international. Local foods like lontong balap, empek-empek Palembang, Nasi Padang and also Chinese foods and European - American foods.
It presents the warm situation feeling of dinner recreation by providing unlimited food and beverage with the typical food / beverage of the local area ( cookery Tionghoa, the middle east cookery, Indonesia cookery) even invite the youngsters victuals; included of Snack, ( burger, pizza, etc) and traditional snack ( Surabaya and area). To glorious this situation of night, it presents small entertainment amusement podium (light music) both traditional music and also modern music ( tionghoa, arab, jawa) even contemporary (poem etc) or which known by the public ( dangdut, gambus, etc) or which appreciative ( jazz etc), without bother the possibility of the performing of spiritual event (at night in religious days). It also provides promotion space of trade or hold an artistic exhibition or exhibition of trade / small-scale craft.
Kalimas Traditional seaport
Kalimas traditional seaport is located at the east of Kalimas River, lies about 10 kilometers west of Kenjeran beach. Comprising a two-kilometre stretch of warehouse and wharves along the East ward flank of Tanjung Perak, Kalimas is a living history of Surabaya’s maritime heritage where carts and human toil continue to load and unload merchandise into and out of tile holds of brooch-beamed Phinisi Schooners. The best visit in order to see the loading and unloading activities is in the morning or before the sun, climbs too high and schooners set sail. The available facilities are; place parked, lodging and restaurant. It is easy reachable by various public vehicles.
Jalesveva Jayamahe Monument
Lying near Kalimas traditional Seaport, precisely at Ujung, Kalimas Estuary, the Monjaya has the height of 31 meters. It stands on the supported 29 meters high of flour building and had officially opened for public by Suharto, the second President of Indonesia Republic, on December 5, 1996. It often called as the housing historical articles about Indonesian sailor’s victory in the past. Visitors can also see the activities of Tanjung Perak Harbour from the monument.Ă‚Â
It stands a monument that looks like a statue as high as 31 m. The monument had sustained by a building with 4floor as high as 29 m. this Jalesveva Jayamahe Monument is depicts the heroic of TNI AL, complete with his honor sword, stand up stoutly staring at the sea fully by the confidence and seriousness, ready to against the wave and go through the storm to realize the Indonesian nation aspiration. Jalasveva Jayamahe Monument equipped with a museum which safe the evidence history about the Indonesian nation glorious on the sea.
Panorama of Kenjeren beach
Kenjeran beach is located in Kenjeran district in the east top Surabaya, which is ± 9 km from Surabaya. Kenjeran beach has divided into two beaches; they are Old Kenjeran Beach and New Kenjeran Beach. The activities that can do in Old Kenjeran Beach are enjoying the panorama of the beach, fishing, sailing, and buying sea fishes. While the activities in New Kenjeran Beach are more sport activities, such as; Tennis, Horseracing, Motorbike, Race, Swimming, Fishing, Playground, and places of worship.
The available facilities of this area are; restaurants, toilets, hotels, stages, souvenir stores, and message house.
September 21st, 2006
Surabaya, provincial capital of East Java and Indonesia’s second largest city, served for over half a millenium as trading port for the inland empires of Java. Situated at the mouth of the Brantas River, the city was officially founded in 1293 when raden Wijaya established Majapahit, Indonesia’s most glorious empire on the site of a legendary battle between a shark (sura) and crocodile (baya).
Surabaya, known as the “City of Heroes” because of its role in nation’s independence struggle, has grown into an elegant city of large, colonnaded buildings bordering broad, tree shaded avenues. It serves as the commercial centre of athriving industrial and agricultural hinterland. The city’s historical sites include Kali Mas harbour with its tall-mastered trading schooners and, nearby, the narrow alleyways and shops of the Arab quarter, redolent of the Middle East. The historic Hotel Majapahit, where Indonesia’s war of independence was begun, and the elegant Grahadi State Buildings, an 18th century mansion, have been restored as monuments to an era of colonial grace. Surabaya is also home to one of Southeast Asia’s oldest and largest zoos. For travelers in East Java , Surabaya serves as a convenient base for exploring the regions many charms, including Mt. Bromo, the cool mountain retreats of Tretes and Malang and the natural wonders of several nature reserves.
source : www.eastjava.com
September 21st, 2006