JARANAN DANCE (KUDA LUMPING)
Is one of the Java community traditional art, based on its history, Jaranan first appeared around 1041 AD during the reign of King Airlangga in Kediri (Kahuripan). Jaranan is an art dance that uses an instrument from bamboo that shaped like a horse. This art show dancers movement on top of woven bamboo horse called Jaran Kepang. This dance is accompanied by a variety of gamelan instruments such as gongs, drums, trumpet, and others. This art has a magical side so that there is someone who called pawang to handle if the dancers possessed or lose consciousness.
Reog is a traditional dance that is type of a grooved folklore. It describes a meeting between King Kelono Suwandono from the Kingdom of Bantar Anggun and King Singo Barong from the Kingdom of Lodoyo. The second meeting occurred due for the fulfill the requirements contest from the Songgo Langit daughter. She is the daughter from the Kingdom of Kediri, that is known to be very beautiful. Short story that the King of Kelono Suwan- dono successfully meet the requirements demanded by the daughter of Songgo Langit. The event was made at the wedding reception of the daughter finally called "Reog".
Tari Remo is a a dance that was originally used as a prelude on ludruk performances. Development of this dance show separately as a reception on the state guests.
It is show in a the state ceremony, for example at a local art festival. This dance illustrates the struggle of a prince in the battlefield. However, in the development, this dance show by a woman. The main characteristics of the Tari Remo is dynamic movement of legs. This movement is supported by the bells tied around the ankle. The bells sound when the dancers move on stage.
Ludruk is one of genre theater in East Java. It is a form of traditional performance which is presented by a troupe of actors (or comedians) on stage, telling the story of someone daily life and their struggles. Its origin is unclear, but is believed the early 13th century. Dialogue or monologue in ludruk mostly comedy. The actors are almost always using Surabaya dialect.
Sparkling Surabaya Dance is a modern dance creation, which arise in the midst a heterogeneous society in Surabaya, and urban art background. Sparkling dance movements formed its own modern style, referring to the East Javanese dance movements that developed in the Metropolis. Sparkling Surabaya Dance movement eventu- ally became a welcome dance for visitors who come to Surabaya. Type the accompanying music is a blend of the traditional Javanese music, with pounding percussion.
Kerapan Sapi is one of the attractions of cultural tourism that has been passed down from generation to generation, is the pride of the Madura. Begins since the 14th century.
The cow that running ridden by a jockey (tokang Tongko Bhuto). Along with the changing times, the current Kerapan Sapi usually decorated with all kinds of accessories as a form of the pride symbol.
Located in front of 10 Nopember Stadium, this park become a magnet for the community nearby. It has water fountain, jogging track, playground, restrooms and drinkable tap water supplied by the Surabaya Driking - Water Company (PDAM).
Location : Tambak Sari Street, Surabaya.
Lansia (Elderly) Park is an alternative park that is specially built for elderly people.
Surrounded with various beautiful plants and flower, it is also completed with special tracks for elderly wheelchair and track with stone for foot therapy.
Location : Raya Gubeng Street Prestasi (Achievement) Park is like finding an oasis in the city. Offering a view on the riverside of Kalimas, this park was decorated with 21 variety of plants. Here we can see the replica of awards that was achieved by Surabaya City. Completed with children playground, we can also ride a boat going along kalimas river.
Location : Ketabang Kali Street
This park is located on the side of the busiest main street in Surabaya. Become the most favorite park for teenagers and Surabaya people, it is completed with free wifi connection, jogging track, skateboard & BMX bike track, and also pathways for disabilities people. This park always crowded all the time and especially on CFD (Car Free Day).
Location : Raya Darmo Street
Persahabatan (Friendship) Park is one of recreation places for Surabaya people. Decorated with 50 type of flowers and water fountain, it also completed with jogging track, shelter, children playground and mini river.
Location : Sulawesi Street
Ekspresi (Expression) Park is equipped with a plaza (An open stage that can be used to express the work of the community), sport facilities. What make this park is different than others is the library facility and the reading garden.
Location : Genteng Kali Street
This is a very large park in Surabaya city. It has hundreds of trees, a very large bird cage, peacock and fish pool. It is also called Techno Park for its internet technology facilities so it can be used by school children.
Families can also see deers, monkeys and enjoy outbond facilities for kids.
Location : Raya Menur
Teratai (Lotus) park has facilities such as futsal field, jogging track which resembles a lotus leaf pattern, a jogging track which half of it can be use as a foot reflexiology with its stones textured track. It also decorated with water fountain.
Location : Teratai Street
The park with the monument of Ronggolawe was established as a commemoration that Surabaya has a brave and high - spirited heroic figure. The atmosphere is comfort with its shady trees, indoor soccer field and kids playground.
Location : Gunung Sari
Buah (Fruit) park was built to increase green open space in the city. The park offers fruits concept and equipped with water fountain.
Location : Undaan Kulon Street Jayengrono park is the most historical
park in Surabaya, related with the history of Surabaya and its big battle against the allied forces in 1945, where General Mallaby died in this park.
Surrounded with heritage buildings, this park is also comfortable and attracted for photographer community.
Location : Rajawali Park
The park was built in the southern city of Surabaya. Parks that have fins leaf shaped monument, this monument at night even more beautiful as a rainbow lighting play combined with a fountain.
Location : A. Yani Street
MUNDU PARK
BUNGKUL PARK PRESTASI PARK
LANSIA PARK
PERSAHABATAN PARK EKSPRESI PARK FLORA PARK
TERATAI PARK RONGGOLAWE PARK
BUAH PARK
This park is a park activities include basketball, futsal, swing rides and children's play. The park is equipped with an ornate fountain and lights when lit up at night like fireflies light.
Location : Penjaringan Timur Street
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The mosque was built between the years 1870-1872 is the second largest mosque in the city of Surabaya. The building which has an ancient Javanese architectural style combined with elements of Arabic. Where has the unique form of 16 pillars made of teak wood 17 feet in length without joints. Figures 17 shows the number of rakaah in a day. In addition, this mosque has 48 doors maintained in the original. Diameter of 1.5 meters with a height of 2 meters. 50 meter tower high is the hallmark of this mosque.
Location : KH. Mas Mansyur Street
The mosque was built in the 15th century during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1643) is architecturally interesting, with a mix of Islamic, China and Java culture. The Chinese of the Yunnan comes to Java, including admiral Cheng Hoo aka Sam Poo Kong, this opportunity is used to spread the religion of Islam. The admiral name was later memorialized became the name of the mosque.
Location : Gading 2 Street, Kusuma Bangsa
Pagoda which was originally established in the area Kapasan In 1883 by the donors of this building was moved to a much larger area in the Raya Kapasan until now. As a Confucian pagoda, here there are no statues of gods and Buddhas, that is actually a statue of Confucius, better known by the name of Prophet Khong Co. This temple is the last stand silent witness of glory Confucianism stream in Surabaya, and the only special temple Confucian religion in Southeast Asia.
Location : Kapasan 131 Street
One of the heritage buildings owned by Surabaya. The church building is actually a newer building that is used to replace the first church building in Surabaya, which was broken at that time. This church has the shape of the building is still intact and sturdy with European artistic style that was built in 1822 in the Dutch colonial era. The stasi itself pioneered by one of the priests who first landed in Surabaya, the Father Hendrikus Waanders Pr.
Location : Kepanjen 4 - 6 Street
The oldest pagoda in Surabaya was founded in 1830 by Hok Kian Tick Kong, the Chinese associations. Pagoda which initially serves as a temporary place to stay for people who recently arrived from China the place slowly changed into a place of worship. The main deity in this pagoda is Lord Ma Po Co 7 known master of the ocean.
Location : Coklat 2 Street
The mosque is known as the Great Mosque has a building area of 28.505 m2, and stands on an area of 11.2 hectares.
Having a leaf on the dome structure with a mix of green and blue color that gives the impression of cool. The mosque is also equipped with the tower that has an elevator, from the tower we can enjoy the view of the city of Surabaya, which is particularly beautiful at night. The mosque can accommodate 25,000 people, was built in 1999 and inaugurated on 10 November 2000.
Location : Masjid Al Akbar 1 Street, Wisma Pagesangan
HOS is located in the "Old Surabaya", a magnificent complex of buildings is a Dutch colonial valuable sites are conserved.
Originally used as an orphanage managed by the Dutch son named Jongen Weezen Indirichting. The complex was purchased in 1932 by Liem Seeng Tee, the founder of Sampoerna, as the first Sampoerna cigarette factory. The building is now over 140 years old and is currently also functioned as a cigarette museum that collects Sampoerna business history as cigarette factory. It is still used as a factory to manufacture cigarettes.
Location : Taman Sampoerna 6 Street
Pasopati KRI 410, one of the Navy submarines from Submarine Fleet unit RI East Region. SS type submarine types Whisky Class Vladi made in Russia in 1952, played an active role in upholding the rule of law in the country and others in the sea, among others such as TRIKORA operation. The submarine is used as a monument that is equipped with a video rama about war in the Aru Sea, live music, children's pool, water recreation on the river Kalimas and souvenir booth.
Location : Pemuda Street
Typical food that can only be encountered in Surabaya, clover pincuk presented using banana leaves, composed of several kinds of vegetables such as leaf clover, bean sprouts and sprinkled with seasoning made from sweet potatoes along with chili according to buyer's request, eaten with crackers pulley (made of rice). Seller clover is a middle-aged woman with a basket on her back and holding peddled around the city of Surabaya.
The streets during the day in the city of Surabaya was not complete if it does not taste the typical food of Surabaya named Lontong Balap. This meal consists of rice cake, bean sprouts, fried tofu, lentho, fried onions, soy sauce and chili sauce. Lontong Balap is more delicious when served with spicy scallop sate petis sauce and young coconut ice as release thirst.
Located at the north terminal Joyoboyo has more than 300 different species of animals and consisted of 4000 animals, including endangered Indonesia species and worldwide that consists of Mammals, Aves, Reptilia, Pisces.
There are also aquariums, quarantine toxidemi and space nokturama (nocturnal animals).
Location : Setail Street
Known as Old Kenjeran, located on the east coast of Surabaya's many local tourists used to play water and swim. Here also can be found a variety of typical food of Surabaya like rice cake mussels and scallops skewers. Also fresh fish, salted fish, prawn crackers and some handicrafts from shells and other marine animals.
Location : Sukolilo Street
The combination of the natural beauty of the coast with recreational facilities. In mid-September, Moon Festival is held in Kya-kya Kenjeran . Can also be found stalls selling a variety of processed seafood such as shrimp crackers, fish crackers, salted fish, smoked fish, chips lorjuk, also not forget the various handicraft souvenirs from shells. In the evening visitors can enjoy the beautiful sunset from this place.
Location : Sukolilo Street
Water rides in Indonesia, occupies an area of 5 acres. With the concept of Sinbad adventures in the land of 1001 nights, this waterpark offers a wide variety of exciting water rides call it Chimera pool, Marina Lagoon, Sinbad Playground, Sinrens River, Roc Tower and Syracuse Beach.
Location : Waterpark Boulevard, Citraland Surabaya
Located on the East Coast Surabaya, precisely in Wonorejo.
Having natural atmosphere mangrove forest planted around the river mouth. We can enjoy the atmosphere at a Postal Monitor that has been provided to rest while enjoying snacks and views of Madura strait ocean.
Location : Kelurahan Wonorejo
Akshobya Buddha statue was made in 1829 to honor King Kertanegara funeral, the last king of the Singosari kingdom.
The statue is brought to Surabaya about 300 years ago can be found in the park across Grahadi. This statue is often used as a place for pilgrimage and prayer.
Location : Taman Apsari Street
Is a pagoda for the congregation of Tri Darma, that is Confucianism, Buddhism. Inside the building there is a statue pagoda goddess Kwan Im Pouw Sat with 4 protector as well as the 2 dragon statues on the left and right of the statue of the goddess Kwan Im reaching 6 m in length. High statue of Kwan Im alone is approximately 20 m. One of the added value the beauty of this temple is due to its location on the sea.
Location : Sukolilo Street
Occupying a building some kind of a stupa, where the Buddha sitting on his throne. There are four faces, the front face is which the hand holding a rosary. This statue have four kindness Buddhist philosophy, that is compas- sionate, generous, fair (unbiased) and meditation. Not surprisingly, if the statue is also one place to pray for Buddhist people.
Location : Sukolilo Street Typical food of Surabaya is really challenging. Made from a
variety of vegetables (spinach, long beans, bean sprouts), various fruits (kedondong, young mango, starfruit, pineap- ple, jicama and cucumber) and fried tempeh, fried tofu, rice cake and do not miss "Cingur" as a characteristic ingredient salad. Doused with herbs salad with paste as the main ingredient and as a complement to a salad can be added crackers.
Sate Klopo is made from beef and beef fat, sate whitewash with grated coconut that has been seasoned then roasted on charcoal. Sate when the grated coconut bitten by tongue feels great. Sate Klopo seasoning made from ground nuts mixed with soy sauce added sliced onion and chilli according to your taste. Sate Klopo served with rice or rice cake.
For fans of soupy foods and not like vegetables just try Rawon. Rawon a typical stew with beef stew seasoning.
Rawon taste better when eaten with the jerked beef and salted egg with a little extra bean sprouts, shrimp crackers and chili paste.
Jajan pasar is a "primadona" Surabaya citizens. Traditional food is also served at five star hotels, and even held as a festival of traditional food. As for the kinds of snack market, among others lupis, klanting, glutinous, srawut, tiwul, gethuk, arem-arem, lemet, daughter bath, gatot, thymus, glutinous, klepon, pethulo, bikang, lapis, diamonds, jongkong and nagasari.
Museum is regarded as the cultural heritage for storing historical track record with a strong health and indigenous elements of this tradition was first pioneered by Dr. dr.
Haryadi Soeparto, DOR, MSc in 1990, the museum is complemented by the "special library" contains an exploration of cultural studies health efforts. The collection of historic objects from different religions and beliefs.
Location : Indrapura 17 Street
The monument was built in 1990 designed by Nyoman Nuarta shaped like figure Indonesian naval officers with the right hands on hips while left hand holding a sword of honor, standing upright staring at the sea. Monuments that serve as the motto of the Navy "In Sea We Victorious" has a height of about 30.6 meters supported by a circular concrete buildings as high as 30 meters.
Location : TNI AL Complex
Built 2 floors museum is to strengthen the existence of Heroes Monument. The first floor is used for the exhibition of 10 sculptures that symbolize the struggle spirit of Surabaya people and Bung Tomo speeches. The second floor, Auditorium as exhibition space weapons, reproduc- tion documentary photographs and exhibits a relics collection of Bung Tomo. Momentum is used to honor the heroes who have fallen during the war of independence.
Location : Pahlawan Street
History museum located in the AAL Bumimoro over an area of 2.7 hectares was previously functioning as a Facilities Education of the AAL Cadet then functioned as a museum on September 19, 1969. The museum includes a collection of tools and equipment of ships, aircraft equipment, equipment of the armed forces, services marks of honor, a planetarium, telescope, wetsuits, missiles and Navy Heroes photo.
Location : Morokrembangan Street, North Surabaya
