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Plaza Tunjungan Plaza Tunjungan or Tunjungan Plaza or TP is the largest and most complete shopping center in Surabaya, Indonesia. It has an area of no less than 111,700 m2, which houses more than 500 retail outlets including boutiques, restaurants, cafes, cinemas, bookstores, supermarkets and children's arcade center. It is a part of Superblock Tunjungan City, an integrated multi-facilities venue, which includes the mall, Menara Mandiri Office Tower, Regency Condominium and Sheraton Hotel & Tower. It is divided into 4 sections: Plaza East, Lifestyle Center, Plaza Central and Plaza West. The location of Tunjungan Plaza is very strategic as it is located in the heart of the city. Being visited by 20 million customers annually, Tunjungan Plaza continues to be the favorite destination of locals and tourists alike. Plaza Tunjungan 1 or Plaza East or Old Plaza Tunjungan is the 1st mall in the Plaza Tunjungan shopping districts. Recently, it had undergone complete makeover and i...

Surabaya To Indonesians, it is known as "the city of heroes" due to the importance of the Battle of Surabaya in galvanizing Indonesian and international support for Indonesian independence during the Indonesian National Revolution. Surabaya is locally believed to derive its name from the words "sura" or "suro" and "baya" or "boyo" (crocodile), two creatures which, in a local myth, fought each other in order to gain the title of "the strongest and most powerful animal" in the area according to a Jayabaya prophecy. This prophecy tells of a fight between a giant white shark and a giant white crocodile, which sometimes interpreted as a conflict between Mongol forces and Raden Wijaya's Majapahit forces. Now the two animals are used as the city's logo, the two facing each other while circling, as depicted in a statue appropriately located near the entrance to the city zoo. This folk etymology, though embraced enthusiast...

Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology , abbreviated as ITS, is an Indonesian public university located in Surabaya, East Java, with strong emphasis on scientific, engineering, and technological education and research. ITS has five faculties containing 27 academic departments which occupy an area of 180 hectares. ITS was founded at November 10, 1957, as its establishment charter was signed by Soekarno, then President of Republic of Indonesia. Initially, Sepuluh Nopember Technical College had only two departments, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. On his speech, President Soekarno himself gave the strong emphasis on the Spirit of Sepuluh Nopember, remembering the famous Battle of Surabaya which reached its heat on November 10, 1945 and annually being commemorated as Heroes Day in Indonesia. In 2001, in response to the vision of Abdurrahman Wahid, then President of Republic of Indonesia, the Faculty of Information Technology was e...