
Colonial architecture in Surabaya (Dutch: Soerabaja) includes the legacy of
neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...
and
Dutch architecture 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
Ketabang is an area of Genteng, Surabaya in East Java, Indonesia. The area was planned by Dutch architect Cosman Citroen
Cosman Citroen (26 August 1881 – 15 May 1935) was a Dutch architect. He designed buildings in the Dutch East Indies inc ...
. Museum Bank Indonesia, Surabaya
Bank Indonesia Museum () is a bank museum located in Surabaya, Indonesia. It was officially founded by Bank Indonesia and was opened on 27 January 2012 after its restoration. The museum occupies a building formerly known as ''De Javasche Bank'', t ...
is located in the former Bank of Java branch building. The House of Sampoerna
The House of Sampoerna is a tobacco museum and headquarters of Sampoerna located in Surabaya
Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Java an ...
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
An orphanage is a Residential education, residential institution, total institution or group home, devoted to the Childcare, care of orphans and children who, for various reasons, cannot be cared for by their biological families. The parent ...
) 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
Dirk Fock (19 June 1858 – 17 October 1941) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP) now merged into the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He served as Governor of Suriname (1908–1911), Speak ...
(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 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)
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 is an area of Genteng, Surabaya in East Java, Indonesia. The area was planned by Dutch architect Cosman Citroen
Cosman Citroen (26 August 1881 – 15 May 1935) was a Dutch architect. He designed buildings in the Dutch East Indies inc ...
(Ketabang
Ketabang is an area of Genteng, Surabaya in East Java, Indonesia. The area was planned by Dutch architect Cosman Citroen
Cosman Citroen (26 August 1881 – 15 May 1935) was a Dutch architect. He designed buildings in the Dutch East Indies inc ...
) 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
Gubeng is the name of an urban village (''kelurahan''), which in turn is a part of a district (''kecamatan'') with the same name in the city of Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country i ...
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
* Colonial architecture of Indonesia
*Colonial architecture of Jakarta
Colonial buildings and structures in Jakarta include those that were constructed during the Dutch East Indies, Dutch colonial period of Indonesia. The period (and the subsequent style) succeeded the earlier period when Jakarta (known then as Jaya ...
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 ...
Surabaya