Tunjungan Street
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Toendjoengan Weg (Dutch) | |
Native name | Jalan Tunjungan (Indonesian) |
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Owner | Government of the City of Surabaya |
Maintained by | Surabaya Department of Transportation (Dinas Perhubungan Kota Surabaya) |
Length | 0.9 km (0.56 mi) |
Location | Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia |
Postal code | 60271, 60275 |
Coordinates | 7°15′34″S 112°44′20″E / 7.2593503°S 112.7388733°E |
North end | Genteng Kali / Praban / Gemblongan Streets |
South end | Embong Malang / Suryo / Basuki Rachmat Avenues |
Tunjungan Street (Indonesian: Jalan Tunjungan) is a street and major thoroughfare in Downtown Surabaya, Indonesia. The name is also generally more used for the business district surrounding the street. It has a prominence importance in the history of the city’s development and continues to the present day. Famous for its shops, offices, cafes, restaurants and hotels (particularly the very historic Hotel Majapahit), the street became an icon of the city itself.
Though not located along Tunjungan Street, a prominent shopping mall, Tunjungan Plaza, is also located adjacent to the street.[1] The street was also a witness to the famous Yamato Hotel incident[2] which eventually culminated in the Battle of Surabaya during the early months of the Indonesian National Revolution.
External links
[edit]Media related to Tunjungan Street at Wikimedia Commons
References
[edit]- ^ "Sejarah Berdirinya Tunjungan Plaza, Mal di Surabaya yang Berdiri Sejak 1986". Bisnis.com (in Indonesian). 14 April 2022.
- ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (2021-07-31). "Insiden Hotel Yamato, Perobekan Bendera Belanda di Surabaya Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-05-04.