Sura and Baya Statue

Sura Baya statue is a landmark of Surabaya city located in front of Surabaya Zoo. The shape of the statue is very simple but interesting because there are two different animals named Sura and Baya fighting each other. Sura means a white shark and Baya means a crocodile in Indonesia. At the top, there is a white shark form painted in white. The tail of the white shark is on top and the upper body is on below as if the white shark wants to bite the opponent's neck. At the bottom, there is a crocodile form painted in light grey. The upper body of the crocodile is on top as if the crocodile wants to bite the upper body of the white shark and its tail is on the below curved upward. Between the white shark and crocodile statue, there are water plants shaped long curved statue painted in dark grey, indicating Sura and Baya are fighting in the water or sea. In short, Sura Baya statue is the most famous statue in Surabaya because of its uniqueness.