South Sulawesi Miniature Park

alan Daeng Tata, Somba Opu Fortress, Gowa, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

TRADITIONAL houses in South Sulawesi have unique architecture. These buildings made of high quality wood that can survive very long time. However, the traditional houses at this time are rarely found. South Sulawesi Miniature Park stores various types of traditional house.

South Sulawesi Miniature park located in Daeng Tata Street, Somba Opu District, Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. This park located in a same complex with Benteng Somba Opu. It is about 10 kilometers from the central city of Makassar (Karebosi Field).

South Sulawesi Miniature Park has 27 collections of traditional houses representing four ethnic in South Sulawesi, namely Makassar, Bugis, Toraja, and Mandar. Comprising of 23 houses built by each local government and four houses built by the provincial government.

Houses are generally built with original architecture. All made of wood with very good quality. Tongkonan (traditional house of Toraja Tribe) with buffalo horn curve-shaped roof was also established in this complex.

This complex is neat. Every year, the Government of South Sulawesi Province performed an exhibition that shows the progress in infrastructure and farming result.

Still in the complex, you can see the Karaeng Pattingaloang Museum. This museum stores some collections such as ancient

canon

that was used by Kingdom of Gowa in 1669 war, fraction wall of Somba Opu Fortress, decorative stones, and collections of traditional weapons.

South Sulawesi Miniature Park can be accessed by public transport, taxis, and hotel transport facilities. With public transport, the trip is started from Karebosi Field toward Cenderawasih Street. Then continues to Somba Opu Fortress.