Tunjungan 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.

Tourists can enjoy the atmosphere of this city on foot, because the sidewalk on this Tunjungan Street is quite wide.

In the next period, this place was filled with Japanese people and changed its name to the Chiyoda Shop which sells lots of luggage bags and shoes.

This hotel was founded by an Armenian named Lucas Martin Sarkies, while for the architect he entrusted James Afprey from England.

Lucas Martin also owns hotel chains such as the Raffles in Singapore, the Strand in Myanmar and the Eastern and Oriental in Penang.

The hotel, which was originally called Oranje during the colonial period, witnessed the history of the series of fighting on 10 November 1945.

Initially, Sudirman asked the Dutch to lower the flag that was flying at the hotel which was also named Yamato.

Arek-arek Suroboyo, who had surrounded Hotel Yamato since morning, immediately tore off the blue cloth on the Dutch flag.

Hellendor became one of the favorite places for aristocrats and wealthy merchants to enjoy a sumptuous dinner.

The historical building of Hotel Majapahit Surabaya which is now managed by Mandarin Oriental is also located on Tunjungan.

A sign of Tunjungan Street
Tunjungan Street and its surrounding area in 1953
A tram crosses Tunjungan Street
Orange Hotel in 1937 (now Hotel Majapahit )