Situated in old Surabaya‚ this stately Dutch colonial-style compound was built in 1862 and is now a preserved historical site. Previously used as an orphanage managed by the Dutch‚ it was purchased in 1932 by Liem Seeng Tee‚ the founder of Sampoerna‚ with the intent of it being used as Sampoerna’s first major cigarette production facility.
The compound consisted of a large central auditorium‚ two smaller buildings on the east and west sides and numerous large‚ single story‚ open-space structures behind the central auditorium. The side buildings were converted to family residences and the large warehouse-like structures were used to accommodate facilities for tobacco and clove processing‚ blending‚ hand-rolling and packaging‚ printing and finished goods processing.
Today‚ the compound is still functioning as a production plant for ... [
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Written on 12 Jan 2012 | Posted in
History,
Tourism
Bromo has a natural charm that was remarkable, will never run out of our admiration by the beautiful natural scenery. Mount Bromo derived from Sanskrit, meaning god Brahma, or a major. This bromo mountain, a mountain that is still active and the object of a very popular tourist area of East Java. Bromo mountain has a height 2400 meters above sea level.
Savana meadow mountain nature very cool, we can see the dry grass and desert that is very broad. A very interesting and beautiful at sunrise we saw from the summit of Mount in Pananjakan, because the fog that shrouded the mountain bromo create beautiful and mystical scenery. To reach the mountain Pananjakan, we can rent a ... [
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Written on 26 Jun 2010 | Posted in
Religion,
Tourism
Dwarapala site is located on the west site Singosari Temple. Sites that shaped Dwarapala two statues made of stone monoliths with height 3.70 m. The existence of two statues Dwarapala showed that the site was in the past is the gateway of the royal Singosari, because the function Dwarapala statues in the past was a symbol of the guard doors or gates.
Dwarapala own name withheld from Sanskrit which means doorman or guard the gate. Despite the existence of two statues Dwarapala pointed to the possibility of the royal gate in the past, but this time hinga reconstruction has not been done to determine the location of the palace where exactly does Singosari west side or ... [
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Written on 3 Apr 2010 | Posted in
Nature
Gamelan is a musical ensemble that usually highlight metallophone, xylophone, drums, and gongs. The term gamelan refers to the instrument / tool, which is a unified whole that is realized and pounded together. The word gamelan comes from the Javanese language, which means gamel hitting / beating, followed by a suffix that makes the noun. Gamelan orchestra are mostly in Java, Madura, Bali, and Lombok in Indonesia in a variety of sizes and shapes of ensembles. In Bali and Lombok today, and in Java through the 18th century, the term gong is more considered synonymous with gamelan.
Emergence of gamelan preceded by Hindu-Buddhist culture that dominated Indonesia in the early days of recording history, ... [
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Written on 23 Feb 2010 | Posted in
Culture,
Musics
BANGKALAN
Rongkang beach is located in Kwanyar, 35 km south of Bangkalan city. Like Maneron beach, this beach condition is still experiencing, and requires the investor presence. The ... [
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Written on 10 Feb 2010 | Posted in
Tourism
Some electronic books in the Indonesian tourist guide you can