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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