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Surabaya ( English: / ˌsʊrəˈbaɪə / SOOR-uh-BY-uh; Indonesian: [suraˈbaja] ⓘ; Javanese: [surɔˈbɔjɔ]) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of East Java and the second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. Located on the northeastern corner of Java island, on the Madura Strait, it is one of the earliest port cities in ...
Definition. Grebangkertosusila is an official acronym of " Gresik Bangkalan Mojokerto Surabaya Sidoarjo Lamongan ", a main metropolitan or planning area in East Java consisting of the seven cities and regencies with those names (Mojokerto is both a city and a separate regency). [3] [4] It has an area of 6,310.06 km 2, and at the 2020 Census had ...
1900s-1930s. 5 August 1900 – The present building of the Church of the Birth of Our Lady, Surabaya completed construction. [10] 1 April 1906 – Surabaya's city council was established, composed of 15 Europeans, 3 natives, and 3 Chinese/Arabs. [16] 1910 – Work began on the construction of a modern port at Tanjung Perak.
The Sura and Baya statues symbolize "those who dare to face danger". Linguistically, "sura" means courage, while "baya" means danger. In the past, when the Majapahit Kingdom was founded, there was an attack by the Tar-Tar people or Mongols who invaded the land of Java. The people came from the north of this island, they landed in East Java.
House of Sampoerna. / -7.230813; 112.734247. The House of Sampoerna is a tobacco museum and headquarters of Sampoerna located in Surabaya. The main building's architectural style was influenced by a Dutch colonial-style compound that was built in 1862 and is now a preserved historical site. Previously used as an orphanage managed by the Dutch ...
The Heroes Monument ( Indonesian: Tugu Pahlawan) is a monument in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. It is the main symbol of the city, dedicated to the people who died during the Battle of Surabaya on 10 November 1945. The 10 November Museum is located under the monument. This monument is 41.15 metres tall and is pillar-shaped.
Hollandsche Beton Mij. Surabaya City Hall (Indonesian: Balai Kota Surabaya) is the administrative center of the city of Surabaya. The building was built by Cosman Citroen in the 1920s. The building is one of the example of 20th century buildings designed in a tropical-conscious climate of Indonesia, the style is known as the New Indies Style .
Bekasi ( Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈbəkasi], Sundanese: ᮘᮨᮊᮞᮤ) is a city in West Java, Indonesia, located on the eastern border of Jakarta. It serves as a commuter city within the Jakarta metropolitan area. According to the 2020 Census by Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Bekasi had 2,543,676 inhabitants. [2] The official estimate for ...