Fort Rotterdam

Fort Rotterdam

Fort Rotterdam is one fort ever built and still maintained until now (even Barbara Crossette, New York Times write it as the best preserved Dutch fort in Asia). In Fort Rotterdam in building the State Museum of La Galigo distorted relics of Tana Toraja. (La Galigo taken from an epic entitled I La Galigo. Constitute the pride of the Bugis literature. Name I La Galigo is one of the figures in the literary scholar and Wajo Luwu empire in the 14th century).

Prince Diponegoro, Javanese warlords in 1925-1930, once exiled to Makassar and exiled for 26 years at the Fort Rotterdam. Some say that the castle was founded by King of Gowa to 10 in 1546. some sources say that the day coincided with the 9 August 1643 on the orders of Sultan Alauddin.

Fortress was founded Makassar start at one end called the tip of view. The fort is another opinion existed long before. The fort also called Fort Penyyu because of its shape like a turtle looks from above. On January 10 1634 Novembar that time was held in the castle wash pennant banner ceremony Gowa greatness by using blood. After the agreement Bungaya this fort fell into the hands of the Netherlands and by Speelman called by FORT ROTTERDAM. During the Japanese fortress serves as a center for scientific research and researches language staunch Culture.

Fort Rotterdam is located in the seaside city of Makassar, wade with Sukarno-Hatta port and harbor crossings to heaven island, approximately 500 meters towards the south there Losari Beach and Akarena.

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