Monument Victim 40,000 Soul

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YEAR 1946-1947 is a sheet of black for the people of South Sulawesi. As many as 40,000 people were slaughtered in an operation to rebel by Dutch special forces led by Westerling. 40,000 Victim Soul Monument stands as a reminder that event.

Victims Monument saw 40,000 souls, there is a feeling of bumps. Relief (relief) on the monument was reminded of how people, who only heard the news that Indonesia has been independent, collected in open ground. Then diberondong with automatic rifles. Their bodies were buried in a hole.

This monument stands in the beautiful and neat. Not many vehicles passing by. Occupied land on the corner with an area of approximately 250 square meters. Consists of several buildings, the hall and the monument with reliefs on the walls. This is where one of the actions performed Westerling troops.

On one side of the building, there is a statue with a height of about four meters. Survivors describe a leg stump but with one arm and use a buffer.

In place, once a place of throw away dozens of victims. Other victims were buried in places where they were slaughtered. Spread in some areas such as the District Barru, Sidrap, Enrekang, and the City of Pare Pare. Hole in the monument is now not visible. Location of the hole in the wall which now stand around the monument.

Government of Makassar and South Sulawesi Provincial Government always commemorate the massacre that every December 11. The veterans and their families were invited to the ceremony. Not a few families who cry victim recalled that 55 years ago. In the city of Pare Pare also established a similar monument.

Object Location
This monument is located on Jl Langgau, Sub-District, District. It is located about four kilometers north of Makassar city center (Field Karebosi).

Access to Location
These objects can be easily reached by public transport, taxi, or hotel delivery facilities. With public transport, visitors can ride from the transport of Field Karebosi or Central Market Tallo majors. Down in a meeting between Pongtiku-Jl Jl Langgau. Then walk 200 meters to the location of objects.

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Visitors are not subject to tariff.
Visiting
Monday-Saturday: at 08.00-16.00
Sunday: day off

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Tomb of Prince Diponegoro "believe it or not"

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PRINCE Diponegoro is a national hero came from Central Java. However, Java itself is not earth "have" her. Since the body of people who have fueled the Java War was buried in Makassar.

Diponegoro tomb complex is a simple building. Consists of the gate, hall, and the tomb of 66 buildings. Classified into two large graves, 25 graves medium, and small size of the 39 tombs. These tombs is the tomb of Diponegoro and his wife, 6 children, 30 grandchildren, 19 great-great people, and 9 of his followers.

Tomb of Prince Diponegoro and his wife are the biggest buildings. Using materials of brick, cement, and stone hongkong. Having a roof with a wooden pole. Locations around the graves overgrown with trees that made some rather cool.

Before the year 1970, the condition of the tomb complex of this national hero was not as good as now. In 1969, Kodam IV Diponegoro (Central Java) provide material assistance for the rehabilitation of the complex. Local communities are also often provide assistance. 2007 years ago, Central Java Provincial Government is also providing assistance to renovate again.

Object Location
Diponegoro tomb is located in the city of Makassar, precisely at Jalan Diponegoro, Kelurahan Malays, Wajo district. About four kilometers north of Makassar city center (Field Karebosi).

Access to Location
Diponegoro grave locations accessible by public transport, taxi, or transportation facilities provided by the hotel.

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To enter this site, visitors are not charged. Only available a charity box which can be filled with the number of volunteers.

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Tomb of Kings Tallo

MAKASSAR evolved from a small area called Tallo. In this region of the founders of Makassar jazad lying. If you want to retrace and understand the importance of Makassar in the history of the archipelago, came to Tallo.

If it were not for the existence of the tomb complex, people may not know that the area once stood the city of kings, the precursor of Makassar. As most old cities, Tallo is right in Tallo River estuary, where the big river meets the Makassar Strait.

Graves in the compound is generally characterized by a seventeenth-century tomb-like building temples. Made of rocks and bricks from clay bonded with each other. The total area of the complex is 1 hectare. Organized as a shady park because many big trees and shade.

There are 78 tombs in the complex. Tallo contains the tomb of King's first grandchild and the child. Tombs that have three types of different. The first type is collated Hide, the tomb is made of block structures resembling a square block of stone temples. Consist of legs, body, and the roof with the inside of the hollow.

The second type is a stone board, the tomb is made by wooden building consisting of four stone planks rectangular. The third type is a dome structure, which is the tomb with hollow building and stood on a square stone with a domed roof made up of four curved areas.

Tombs of the kings has a variety of decorations, including ornaments to grow plants, medallion, Tumpal, arabic letters, and letters Lontara (typical writing Bugis-Makassar).

Approximately 200 meters south of the tomb complex, there Tallo Mosque. In this mosque for the first time Friday prayers held in Makassar, which is on November 9, 1607, in which the momentum given up Makassar city. The shape of this mosque is no longer the old architecture because it has several times experienced renovation.

Object Location
Tomb Kings Tallo Tallo is located in Kelurahan, Kecamatan Tallo, about six kilometers north of Makassar city center (Field Karebosi).

Access to Location
Tallo region which lies close to the toll booth (ramp) Tallo Ir Jl Tol Tol Jl Sutami and Port make this site accessible, from the Airport and Sultan Hasanuddin Makassar city center. Can take a taxi or city transportation (petepete).

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There are no provisions regarding tariff to enter into this site. However, visitors can enter spurious money in the box provided at the gate as a contribution to maintenance costs.

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Mandala Towering

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Mandala is a building momentum tower soaring 75 feet in the center of Makassar. In this monument there are also many kinds of relief and dioramas about the struggle of the liberation of West Irian. Visitors also can see the expanse of Makassar from the heights.

Mandala towering monument with a height 75 meters from the ground. Construction began in 1994 and completed in 1996, to commemorate the struggle of freeing the people of Indonesia in West Irian from the hands of colonialists. The building consists of four floors.

On the first floor there are dioramas and replicas of clothing relief and community struggles in South Sulawesi XVII century. In two laintai there diaroma and reliefs that tell about the struggle of the liberation of West Irian.

While on the third floor there is a replica of the Commander's office Mandala, complete with a map of West Irian, photographs troop departure preparations, signs of office, and used clothing at Mandala operations.

While on the fourth floor is a space where visitors view can see the atmosphere of the city of Makassar from the heights. This space at the end of the tower with a height of about 73-75 meters from the ground.

Location object
Mandala Monument is located on Jl Jenderal Sudirman, hany located 200 meters south of Makassar city center (Field Karebosi).

Access to Location
Tourists can reach Mandala Monument by public transport, taxis, and delivery of hotel facilities. From downtown, Monument Mandala can be reached on foot or ride tricycles.

Entrance Fee
To enter and enjoy the view from a height, visitors subject to tariff Rp 10,000 per person. Normally the elevator will be operated if visitors come in in groups.

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Fort Rotterdam Fortress

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History
Fortress Fort Rotterdam is one of the fort in South Sulawesi that may be considered grand and charming. A New York Times reporter, Barbara Crossette this castle once described as "the best preserved Dutch fort in Asia". This fort was originally called Fort Jumpandang (Ujung Pandang).

The fort is a historical legacy of the Sultanate of Gowa, the Empire never Berjaya around the 17th century the capital of Makassar. Empire actually has 17 fruits

surrounding the fort throughout the capital. Only, Castle Fort Rotterdam is the most magnificent fortress citadel fort among others, and authenticity are preserved until now.

The fort was built in 1545 by the King of Gowa-X Imanrigau named Daeng Bonto Karaeng Lakiung or Karaeng Tunipalangga Ulaweng. At the beginning of this fort is a square, as well as Portuguese-style architecture of the castle. Basic materials and a mixture of stones and burnt clay to dry.

On August 9, 1634, the Sultan of Gowa-XIV (I Mangerangi Daeng Manrabbia, with the title of Sultan Alauddin) makes masonry walls with black rocks imported from Maros region. On June 23, 1635, rebuilt the wall near the gate.

The fort was never destroyed in the Dutch colonial period. Dutch had attacked the Sultanate of Gowa who was led by Sultan Hasanuddin, ie between the years 1655 until 1669. The purpose of this Dutch attack to control the spice trade routes and expand the wings herbs to ease their power to open the route to Banda and the Moluccas.

Dutch war fleet at that time was led by the Governor General Admiral Cornelis Janszoon Speelman. For one full year Sultanate of Gowa was attacked, this attack also resulted in some castle ruins. As a result of this defeat the Sultan of Gowa was forced to sign the Agreement Bongaya on November 18, 1667.

Governor-General Speelman later to rebuild some ruined castle with Dutch architectural model. Form of the castle which had a square with four bastions, added one more bastions on the western side. Name of the fort was renamed Fort Rotterdam, which is the name of the birthplace of Speelman.

Since then the Castle Fort Rotterdam serves as a center of trade and stockpiling of earth and spices and herbs Dutch government center in the East Nusantara (Indonesia).


Castle Architecture
This sturdy fortress walls rise as high as 5 meters dengantebal wall about 2 meters, with the main door of the small size. When viewed from the air this fort pentagon shaped like a turtle that was about to go into the beach. Because of this castle looks like a turtle, this castle is also sometimes also called Fort Panynyua (Turtles). This fortress has 5 Bastion, which is building a more robust and higher position in every corner of the fort which is usually placed above the canon or cannon.


Tour History
One of the famous tourist attraction here in addition to seeing the castle and the museum is visited Lagaligo narrow space Diponegoro prisoners exiled by the Dutch when captured ground from Java. Yg Diponegoro War raged between the year 1825-1830 ended with Prince Diponegoro dijebaknya by the Dutch when he joined the peace talks. Diponegoro later arrested and exiled to Manado, then in 1834 he was transferred to Fort Rotterdam.

He placed himself in a jail cell-walled curved and very sturdy. Room when he disedikan an empty room and complement others such as equipment life of prayer, Qur'an, and the bed. Many then believed that the Diponegoro who died in Makassar, and he was buried there, too. But there is another opinion says, there is no body of Diponegoro in Makassar. As soon as he died he shifted Dutch secret place so as not to trigger the explosion of fanatical followers in Java or there.
Access to Location
Because of its location in the center of Makassar, the fort is easily accessible. Could use a taxi, urban transportation, or delivery of hotel facilities.

Tariff
Management does not mengenkan tariffs to each visitor who came into this castle.

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Somba Opu "The Strongest Fortress"

England Scientist, Alfred Wallace, says, "Fort Somba Opu is a fortress strongest ever built the archipelago". This fort is a witness to the history of persistence Sultan Hasanuddin and his people defend the sovereignty of his country.

Object Location
Benteng Somba Opu located on Jl Daeng Tata, Kelurahan Benteng Somba Opu, Sub Barombong, Gowa. The distance is about six kilometers south of Makassar city center.

Overview
Wallace's statement might be true. Once entering the area Somba Opu Citadel, will appear shortly solid walls. Describing defense system is perfect in his day. Although made of red brick, seen from the thickness of the wall, it can be imagined how the fort was very difficult to penetrate and torn down.

There are three bastions are still visible the remains, the bastions in the southwest, central bastions, and northwest bastions. The latter is called the Great Buluwara. In this bastions had placed a most powerful cannon owned by the Archipelago. His name is Meriam Children Makassar. Reach its weight 9500 kg, with a length of 6 meters, and diameter of 4.14 cm. It sounded like thunder boomed.

Actually, Fort Somba Opu now more correct to say the ruins with the remains of some walls still standing. The shape of this castle was not yet known exactly though efforts continue excavation. But according to the map stored in the Museum of Makassar, the form of this castle is a square.

In some parts there are stakes-stakes concrete signal that there is a wall underneath untapped. Indeed, having defeated Gowa Kingdom led by Sultan Hasanuddin, the Dutch destroy this fortress. For hundreds of years, the castle remains buried in the soil due to increased sedimentation from the sea.

Architecturally, so according to the map document in the Museum of Makassar, the fort was a square with a total area of 1500 hectares. Extends 2 kilometers from west to east. Parapet height that looks right now is 2 meters. But first, actual height of the wall is between 7-8 meters with a thickness of 12 feet or 3.6 meters.

Benteng Somba Opu currently located within the Masjid South Sulawesi. Tourists can enjoy the forms of traditional houses of South Sulawesi as the traditional home of Makassar, Bugis, Toraja, Mandar and not far from the fort. Within this complex are held every year in South Sulawesi Development Exhibition.

Access
Benteng Somba Opu can be accessed from the central city of Makassar (Field Karebosi) with urban transportation (petepete) or taxi. If you use city transportation, from the Field Karebosi major urban transportation aboard Cendrawasih. From Cendrawasih to change the transport to Fort Somba Opu.

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For treatment, the Government of South Sulawesi Province charge of Rp 2,000 per person. There are also a great guide is the charge determined by consensus.

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