Grahadi State Building (Surabaya)

Indonesia / Jawa Timur / Surabaya / Jl. Gubernur Suryo
 office building, presidential palace, historic landmark, state government, 18th century construction
Grahadi building is convention hall and the official resident of East Java Governor. See it’s a self remain as of the Dutch commissioner Dirk Van Hogendorp (1794-1798). Initially the front of Grahadi faced the river. During tea-hours in the afternoon, the occupants could see small vessels with passengers up and down the river. The small vessels used to transportation, they arrived and go by the small vessels. In 1802 the front side of building which originally faced the North, had changed into the South until the present time.
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Coordinates:   7°15'46"S   112°44'36"E
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