If you visit Makassar, dont forget to visit benteng fort roterdam, it's located near by hotel pantai gapura or new hotel swissbelhotel makassar jalan pasar ikan, also just near by same hotel makassar. If you want to have a detail information about fort roterdam you can contact local guide matius ustus datang sh. He always stand by in the office of hpi, himpunan pramuwisata indonesia or indonesian tour guide association makassar.
Beside Mr matius, you can contact the other guide, like Johanes udin siregar, or Mr Rusly or Mr widham, or mr sardiman.
History about fort roterdam makassar, benteng penyua or benteng ujung pandang.
The fort was built in 1545 by the 9th King of Gowa named I manrigau Daeng Bonto Karaeng Lakiung Tumapa'risi 'kallonna. Initially this fort was made of clay, but during the reign of King of 14th Gowa Sultan Alauddin fortress construction was changed to stone padas sourced from Karst Mountains in the Maros region. Ujung Pandang fortress is shaped like a turtle who want to crawl down into the ocean. In terms of form is very clear philosophy of the Kingdom of Gowa, that turtles can live on land and at sea. So even with the Kingdom of Gowa that triumphed on land and in the ocean. The original name of this fort is Ujung Pandang Fortress, ordinary people also called Gowa-Makassar this fortress as Panyyua Castle which is the headquarters of the Royal Frog forces of Gowa. Gowa-Tallo Kingdom finally signed Bungayya agreement which one of the articles obliges the Kingdom of Gowa to surrender this fortress to the Dutch. By the time the Dutch occupied this fortress, the name of Benteng Ujung Pandang was changed to Fort Rotterdam. Cornelis Speelman deliberately chose the name Fort Rotterdam to commemorate his birthplace in the Netherlands. The fort was later used by the Dutch as a spice shelter center in eastern Indonesia. In the Ujung Pandang Fort complex there is now the Museum of La Galigo in which there are many references to the great history of Makassar (Gowa-Tallo) and other areas in South Sulawesi. Most of the castle building is still intact and became one of the attractions in the city of Makassar.
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