Is “Ikan Selais Tiga Sepadan” Monument, the first icon which I met on Jenderal Sudirman Street. It is caused by this monument which is the closest spot to Putri Kaca Mayang Park. Depiction of community harmony which is symbolized by harmony of three Selais fish sculptures which are endemic animal in Pekanbaru.
As should be a protocol road, then Jenderal Sudirman Street has a superior charm with architecture distribution of modern buildings. Not so hard to find some iconic buildings with typical architecture along this street. This protocol road stretches about 7.5 kilometers in distance, starting from Siak IV Bridge at north end and ending at Gurindam 3 Police Station at southern end.
A building which looks quite striking is regional library building which is at street number 462, known as Soeman HS Library.
While 700 meters to north of library lies Point 0 Km Pekanbaru, which is marked by Zapin monument, which is a monument with a malay women pattern and is right in middle of T-junction roundabout. While on street west side, there is a building known as “Menara Lancang Kuning“. Owned by Riau Provincial Government, this nine-story building functions as a joint office.
12 years old, this building has a Sky Garden on top floor. Freely opened to local residents who want to relax and enjoy beautiful views of city from various sides.
My visitation that afternoon was enlivened by spill of a religious mass organization which was protesting in front of Governor’s Office. It seems they are protesting against state’s decision to dissolve this organization.
Therefore, I couldn’t freely enjoy charm of Zapin Monument uniqueness which its surrounding area was tightly closed by demonstrators presence.
While on north side of Menara Lancang Kuning, there is an iconic building with typical Malay architecture. That is office of Riau Province Governor, a three-layer front-roofed building with “Selembayung” on each top and has upturned arches on front window. While just to its left is Riau Governor Office Mosque with a net-pattern metallic brown dome.
Back to south, before closing exploration in Pekanbaru, I found Bank Indonesia building. Unlike most Bank Indonesia building in other big cities which often use former Dutch buildings, Pekanbaru Bank Indonesia Building looks more like a modern building. Maybe, this is because Pekanbaru is a city which is actively developing, so every important building which is owned by the city is always completely new.
My step this time will be the last step in my visitation in Pekanbaru, because next day I will leave for Bukittinggi.
It was time to go back to hotel and rest.
Goodbye Pekanbaru, welcome to Bukittinggi.
bangunannya cukup menarik ya di kota pekanbaru ini. saya sendiri belum pernah traveling sampai pekanbaru.
Iya bener mas Deddy.
Kota baru dengan arsitektur modern.
Keren lah Pekanbaru.👍👍
I was fascinated the first time I saw the building. Didn’t expect to find such tall a building in Pekanbaru. And I was surprised knowing that it was a library! 😀
Iya mas….jalan protokol ini, aku yakin satu dekade ke depan bakal bermunculan gedung pencakar langit…..jadi pengen balik kesonoh lageee😅
Denger-denger perkembangan Pekanbaru memang pesat, Mas. Kemarin-kemarin cerita sama kawan kalau daerah Panam sudah ramai sekarang. Dulu isinya cuma ruko-ruko baru rampung yang halamannya masih tanah. 😀
Riau emang kencang akan Migas dan Kelapa Sawit, mas……bakal jadi kota besar tuh…..😁😁. Panam itu sebelah mananya ya, mas?