About City Of Heroes ( Surabaya, East Java)

Since 23 years old, I lived in Surabaya .. the second largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta city.Surabaya was born at March 1293, so this city is 717 years old... Surabaya has the symbol which showed two creatures (Shark and crocodile ) sometimes interpreted as a conflict between Mongol and Raden Wijaya's Majapahit forces.

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Figure : Symbol of Surabaya ( "sura" or "suro" - shark and "baya" or "boyo" - crocodile )

Rek ayo rek is one of district song in surabaya, The lyric of its :

Rek ayo rek mlaku mlaku nang tunjungan
Rek ayo rek rame rame bebarengan

cah ayo cah sapa gelem melu aku
cah ayo cah golek kenalan cah ayu

ngalor ngidul liwat toko ngumbah moto
masio mung senggal senggol ati lego
sopo ngerti nasib awak lagi mujur
kenal anak e sing dodol rujak cingur
jok dipikir angger podo gelem mlaku
jok dipikir angger podho gak duwe sangu
mangan tahu jok di campur nganggo timun
malam minggu jok podho di gawe nglamun

Surabaya is known as "the city of heroes", because this city showed its struggle from sekutu (Allied troops back to plug in more power but the surabaya people againts them through military and ordinary citizens. The war occurred in red bridge,tugu pahalawan, and orange hotel / hotel Majapahit. )

 

Figure 1 : Jembatan Merah

Red Bridge is trading area as a result of the Treaty Pakubuwono II of Mataram with VOC on 11 November 1743. In the agreement it was mostly the northern coast, including Surabaya, handed over his command to the VOC. Since then Surabaya is entirely within the power of the Dutch.

 

Figure 2 : Tugu Pahlawan

 

                The President put the foundation stone of a gigantic plan: Heroes Monument, as high as 45 meters. The stone was planted in the middle of the city of Surabaya, in a place where the ruins of buildings destroyed in the struggle to establish a state, in front of the Office of the Governor of East Java on 10 November 1951. and the President inaugurated on 10 November 1952
              There is the charter on the first stone :

         Pada hari ini, Hari Pahlawan 10 November 1951, di Kota Surabaya, P.Y.M.Presiden Republik Indonesia Dr. Ir. Sukarno, dengan disaksikan oleh rakyat Indonesia di Surabaya, berkenan meletakkan batu pertama untuk mendirikanTugu Pahlawan guna memperingati pengorbanan Pahlawan-pahlawan Kemerdekaan Negara dan Bangsa Indonesia pada tanggal 10 November 1945.

            Semoga Tugu ini, yang diselenggarakan atas nama penduduk Kota Surabaya oleh Kepala Daerah Kota Besar Surabaya, Dul Arnowo, menjadi peringatan rakyat Indonesia sehingga akhir zaman. Presiden Republik Indonesia, Dr. Ir. Sukarno. Gubernur Jawa Timur, Samadikun. Walikota Surabaya, Dul Arnowo.

 

      Now, this location could to visit in Monday               : 08.00 s.d 16:00
                                                         Tuesday-Thursday: 15:00 s.d 08.00
                                                          Friday-Saturday   : 08.00 s.d 13:00
                                                          Sunday                 :  7:30 s.d 13:00 with the fee : Rp.2.000

Figure 3 :oranje hotel / hotel Majapahit in the past

Figure 3 : oranje hotel / hotel Majapahit is in now

                     This location occured rip the dutch flag to red white flag where is on tujungan street.


When The big holiday in red date (Sunday ) and holy celebration, the famous location are :

1. Surabaya Zoo

2.The House Of Sampoerna ( HoS) located in Taman Sampoerna 6 Surabaya 60163.

 

This Building built in 1862 and is currently a preserved historical site. originally used as the son of an orphanage run by the Dutch government, complex was purchased in 1932 by Liem Seeng Tee, the founder of Sampoerna. 
        
        The museum has a large collection of family history and company Sampoerna include :
1.Starting from the life story of the founder and the Sampoerna family, 
2. antique Rolls Royce,  
3. ancient kebaya down generations into the family collection, 
4. the tools used for the production of cigarettes from the beginning until now.

3. Grand Mosque of Surabaya or Al-Akbar Mosque, the largest mosque in East Java (pagesangan (gayungsari) , surabaya 60234 )

           I really liked this mosque .... what was it in surabaya? no... so why did you liked this place?
1. this mosque didn't never forbid the unveil people for entering and praying this mosque.
2. it has tower inside the mosque yard so we can nice nature from up tower.
3. The Biggest mosque,  we can find out the beautiful architecture and big the praying location
4. After praying, we can get the food like noodle, meatball, etc outside the mosque

4.  Cheng Ho Mosque, the first mosque in Indonesia built with Chinese-style architecture


it is located in Gading Street Surabaya.it is mixed by Islam culture, Java, and Chinese that predominated by green color, turned yellow, and squeezed. it was built by Cheng Hoo whom become a Moslem when admission to Majapahit empire.

5.Mpu tantular Museum

Mpu Tantular Museum was the development from the Stedelijk history museum in Surabaya that was established by Von Vaber from Germany. This building stood since 1933, and just was declared on July 25 1937 in Pemuda Street 33 Surabaya, moved to Taman Mayangkara 6 Street Surabaya. and Now.. in Sidoarjo
 
        The building of this museum consist of two parts that is the front (the main building) and the backside (the new building). The main building is used for the exhibition that is continued in the new building to the low floor of the eastern part. The upper floor is used for Administration space and Head Space of the Museum. The new building in the next Western part ground floor is used for the conservation Laboratory (Preparation) and Temporary Exhibition Space, whereas in his upper part is used for the Library's space and Auditorium Space.

6.  Monkasel, abbreviated from Monumen Kapal Selam (Located in Pemuda street 39 Surabaya, next to Surabaya Plaza shopping center and beside Kalimas river Surabaya )


                   This is the real submarine on the land. The name is KRI Pasopati 410, built in Russia in 1952. KRI is Kapal Republik Indonesia, that mean The Ship of Indonesia. The length is 76 meters and the width is 6,3 meters. When the submarine above the surface it used diesel for the movement, and when in the sea, it used battery.The submarine could carry about 60 navies and 12 torpedos 7 meters length.
                    The Submarine used to retake West Irian from Netherlands to Indonesia in Alugoro Mission on July 28, 1962 with other submarines (KRI Bramasta, KRI Widjayadanu, KRI Hendradjala, KRI Alugoro, and KRI Tjudamani). The mission was to drawn the enemy's ships along north beach of West Irian, especially Netherlands' ships.Unfortunately this submarine stopped served in the Navy on January 25, 1990.

 There are seven parts inside the submarine.

1. Bow Torpedo Room
There are 4 torpedo launchers and reserve torpedo inside this room.

2. Lounge Room
This room was used for dwelling marine officer. You can find the battery saving room below the deck.

3. Periscope Room
This is the central ship operation and war information. You can try the periscope that can see until 9 meters high.





4. Navies Room
This room used for navies' bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, and food storage room.

5. Diesel Driver Room
The central diesel driver when the submarine was driving above sea level.

6. Electricity Room
In this room battery energy used for ship movement.

7. Stern Torpedo Room
There are two torpedos to attacked and avoid the enemy

7.  Nahdlatul Ulama museum

 

 The Circular buildings of 1000 m2 is in the ground of 3000 m2 it becomes important benefits to the public, especially residents Nahdliyin. seeking : 1. the historical objects wornly by clerics and fighters during the struggle Nahdliyin national movement and for independence. 2.stored documents the history of Jam'iyah NU. 3. ancient books written salaf clerics in medieval times, as well kyais NU, 4. tools were made ​​and used art NU in religious events.