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]

See also

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.

Further reading

  • The heritage and impact of Dutch architecture and civil engineering in Surabaya and Malang Petra University Surabaya 2003
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