Surabaya City


Talks abaout surabaya,surabaya have a History. History of Surabaya thick with heroic values. Since its inception, the city has a long history associated with the values of heroism. Surabaya term consists of the word sura (brave) and baya(danger), which then literally interpreted as daring face the danger coming. The value of heroism is one of them materialize in the event of a battle between Raden Wijaya and Mongol leader Kublai Khan in the year 1293. Once the historic battle to date bear the date of the founding of the city of Surabaya.
               After we know a little history of surabaya,now we Back to the topic Attractions Surabaya. in Surabaya you 'll find a bustling metropolitan city crowd , some attractions that you can visit in the city of Surabaya is as follows :
1.      Al Akbar National Mosque
National Mosque Al Akbar Surabaya was established on August 4, 1995, on the idea of the mayor of Surabaya at that time was H. Soenarto Soemoprawiro. Construction of the mosque is marked by the laying of a first stone made by the Vice President Tri Sutrisno. However, because of the condition of the country was the financial crisis of this mosque construction had to be stopped temporarily. Then in 1999, the mosque was re-built again and until the end of 2001. On November 10, 2000, the National Mosque Al-Akbar inaugurated President KH. Abdurrahman Wahid.
2.      Runcing Bamboo Monument
Visit to the city of Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia for business or just want a holiday, in this big city you can find Bamboo Monument. Bamboo Runcing is an ancient traditional weapon used by the Indonesian army to fight against the Dutch. Precisely on November 10, 1945, which is now celebrated as Heroes Day Indonesia. Wartime past, bamboo is formed by having a sharp corner like a spear to stab the enemy. This sharpened bamboo deliberately because keterbatasnya modern weapons that exist and to show the spirit of the soldiers as civilians Indonesia.
Because of that Runcing Bamboo Monument was built, and its location was in the Panglima Sudirman. Bamboo Runcing monument is one of the icons of tourism Surabaya who still has a relationship with the Indonesian struggle historical sites. This monument consists of five pillars and has not the same height and shaped like bamboo spears. Unfortunately, there is no precise estimate of the higher than each of the pillars. At certain times, there will be water flowing out of the stakes, like a fountain. In addition to these monuments it is also surrounded by a small garden which is filled with an assortment of ornamental plants.
3.      Four Face Buddha statue
Four Face Buddha statue in Surabaya has eight arms and almost like a statue of Buddha in Thailand, where a statue like this might not be a lot in Indonesia. The existence of a statue of Buddha has become an attraction in itself for tourists. In Surabaya, East Java, there is one that is quite famous Buddha statue. The difference with the other buddha statue, Buddha statue in Surabaya has four faces and eight hands. Interesting!
The existence of these interesting Buddha statues in the surrounding area Ria Beach Kenjeran, if you are from the city of Surabaya, the distance is about 9 km away. Buddha statue is very easy to find because tall buildings and sculptures which are close to the Temple of the Great studio.
4.      Bungkul Garden
Bungkul Garden is one of the tourist park in Surabaya located at Jalan Raya Darmo, more precisely in the center of the city of Surabaya. Bungkul park was situated in an area of land covering an area of about 900 square meters equipped with various facilities like an amphitheater which has a diameter of 33 M, jogging track, play park for children and there is land for skateboarding. Hump park is also equipped with wireless internet access to visitors who want online here. Bungkul Park name comes from the name Mbah Bungkul, because his tomb is located also in this park. Mbah Bungkul is a nickname of Ki Supo, a scholar in the era of the Majapahit empire (XV century), which is also the brother-in-law of Raden Rahmat or Sunan Ampel.
5.      Mpu Tantular Museum
Mpu Tantular Museum is a museum run by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and is a continuation of the establishment of cultural institutions of culture Stedelijk Historisch Museum Surabaya Soerabaia by a citizen that a German national, was named Von Vaber in 1933. The museum was inaugurated on July 25, 1937. Mpu Tantular Museum was originally located in Jalan Pemuda no. 3 Surabaya, and every room in the museum is divided into several segments, such as collection room, library, office and auditorium. In the leadership of Von Vaber, he held many international relations concerning the development and expansion of the museum, unfortunately Von Vaber first died on 30 September 1955 before completing a lot of things. After the death of Von Vaber, the museum is not maintained, collections are broken and missing. Then the museum is managed by the Public Education Foundation. In 1964, the museum is to obtain funding from the Foundation Mr. Prof. Dr. M. Soetopo. After the establishment of the Directorate of Museum in the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Government's attention to the museum managed Public Education Foundation to become more serious.


            That's what I suggest to visit in the city of Surabaya, there are many other attractions in the Surabaya, I will discuss in another time.Thank you for reading this article.

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