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Colonial architecture in Surabaya (Dutch: Soerabaja) includes the legacy of
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and
Dutch architecture Dutch architecture has played an important role in the international discourse on architecture in three eras. The first of these was during the 17th century, when the Dutch empire was at the height of its power. The second was in the first half ...
built during the
Dutch East Indies The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which ...
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. Jembatan Merah is an area known for its Dutch architecture.
Cosman Citroen Cosman Citroen (26 August 1881 – 15 May 1935) was a Dutch architect. He designed buildings in the Dutch East Indies including the headquarters of the Dutch East Indies Railway Company. Early life Citroen was the son of Levie Citroen (born on ...
designed a city hall in 1916 and planned the area of Ketabang. Museum Bank Indonesia, Surabaya is located in the former
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branch building. The
House of Sampoerna The House of Sampoerna is a tobacco museum and headquarters of Sampoerna located in Surabaya. The main building's architectural style influenced by Dutch colonial-style compound was built in 1862, and is now a preserved historical site. Previou ...
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
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) dating to 1864.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


Gallery

File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Bijeenkomsthuis in Surabaya TMnr 60012396.jpg, Bijeenkomsthuis (meeting house) File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De ingangspoort van 'De Volharding Koninklijke Fabriek van Stoom- en andere Werktuigen anno 1857 door F.J.H.Baijer' in Surabaja TMnr 60009361.jpg, Entrance portal of "De ingangspoort" (Perseverance), Royal Factory Steam and other machines in the year 1857 by F.J.H. Baijer File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een erepoort naast het havenkantoor in Surabaya ter gelegenheid van het bezoek van Gouverneur Generaal Fock TMnr 60017042.jpg, Harbor office in Surabaya and memorial on the occasion of the visit of Governor General Fock (September, 1922) File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De Stadstuin Soerabaja TMnr 60005123.jpg, City garden (late 19th century) File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Simpangse tuin Surabaya TMnr 10020852.jpg, Garden in Surabaya File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Komediegebouw Soerabaja TMnr 60015928.jpg, "Komediegebouw" Surabaya File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Luchtfoto van de brouwerij van Heineken's Nederlandsch-Indische Bierbrouwerij Maatschappij in Soerabaja TMnr 10015513.jpg,
Heineken Heineken Lager Beer ( nl, Heineken Pilsener), or simply Heineken () is a pale lager beer with 5% alcohol by volume produced by the Dutch brewing company Heineken N.V. Heineken beer is sold in a green bottle with a red star. History On 15 Febr ...
Brewery in Surabaya File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Sociëteit Concordia Soerabaja TMnr 60011838.jpg, Sociëteit Concordia (Concordia Society) File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Spoorwegstation Goebeng Soerabaja TMnr 60015930.jpg, Goebang train station (
Surabaya Gubeng railway station Surabaya Gubeng Station, known as Spoorwegstation Goebeng Soerabaja during the Dutch East Indies era, is a railway station located at Gubeng Station Street, Pacarkeling, Tambaksari, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. This station is the biggest ra ...
) File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Post- en telegraafkantoor Soerabaja TMnr 60015929.jpg, Post and Telegraph office File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Het residentiehuis in Soerabaja TMnr 60015925.jpg, Resident's house in Surabaya File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De Pasar Besar met op de achtergrond het spoorwegviaduct de zogenoemde Hogeweg Soerabaja TMnr 10014832.jpg, Pasar Besar in the background File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De achterzijde van het residentiehuis langs de Kali Ketabang Soerabaja TMnr 60005128.jpg, Resident's house along the Ketabang River ( Ketabang) in
Surabaya Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Java and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. L ...
(late 19th century) File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Het taartjespaleis Grimm & Co. aan de kop van de Pasar Besar, Soerabaja TMnr 60005126.jpg, Grimm & Co. "cake palace" at Pasar Besar File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De wijk Goebeng Soerabaja Oost-Java. TMnr 60008002.jpg, Goebang (now Gubeng district) File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Sluizen te Goebeng Soerabaja Java TMnr 10008058.jpg,
Sluice Sluice ( ) is a word for a channel controlled at its head by a movable gate which is called a sluice gate. A sluice gate is traditionally a wood or metal barrier sliding in grooves that are set in the sides of the waterway and can be considered ...
File:Sluice Gubeng - Surabaya - Nederlandsch-Indisch Publiciteitsbureau, Batavia, Soerabaja - KITLV 1404612.jpg, Postcard of sluice File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Straatfontein met waterdragers te Soerabaia TMnr 10013860.jpg, Fountain and water carriers File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Gouverneur Generaal Fock tijdens zijn bezoek aan Surabaya TMnr 60017073.jpg, Governor General Fock visiting a school File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Hotel Embong Malang Soerabaja TMnr 60015932.jpg, Hotel Embong Malang File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Gebouw van de Piccolo-Club op Toendjoengan Soerabaja TMnr 10014812.jpg, Piccolo Club Toendjoengan (signage on building says Hetwenkwe (sp?) Huis (1938) File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een man stapt in een auto die staat te wachten voor de fotostudio van de N.V. Photografisch Atelier Kurkdjian te Soerabaja TMnr 60033736.jpg, Kurkdjian photo studio ( O. Kurkdjian & Co.) File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Het gebouw van het handelskantoor Internatio aan het Willemsplein Soerabaja Oost-Java TMnr 10014840.jpg, International trade office in Willemsplein


See also

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Colonial architecture of Indonesia The colonial architecture of Indonesia refers to the buildings that were created across Indonesia during the Dutch colonial period, during that time, this region was known as the Dutch East Indies. These types of colonial era structures are more ...
* Colonial architecture of Jakarta


References

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Further reading

*The heritage and impact of Dutch architecture and civil engineering in Surabaya and Malang Petra University Surabaya 2003
Surabaya Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Java and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. L ...
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