Phinisi Shipbuilding

Tana Beru Village, Bontobahari, Bulukumba, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

PHINISI is a traditional type of Bugis-Makassar wooden ship. The making of this ship is very unique. Work of expert hands and has perfect balance. It is created in spite of relying on instinct and without modern tools. Come and watch how the making of this world traveler ship.

The shipbuilding place located in Tana Beru, Bontobahari District, Bulukumba Regency, Province of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The distance is about 150 kilometers southeast of Makassar City.

Bulukumba Regency was nicknamed Butta Panrita Lopi which means the region of ship maker. Therefore making of Phinisi is almost always found along the coastal of Bulukumba. Phinisis shipbuilding, especially in Bontobahari District, has been done for hundreds years.

There for the first time, The Phinisi Nusantara ship was launched to sail through Pacific Ocean to Vancouver, Canada, with captain Ammanagappa. Phinisi also sailed to Madagascar. There is also two skilful seamen Hati Marege and Damar Sagara sailed to Australia and Japan.

You will feel amaze to see people of Bontobahari expertise to make the traditional boats. If lucky enough, you can see the traditional ritual of local resident when they initiate the shipbuilding. Phinisi is loaded by Bugis-Makassar traditional philosophy.

Technique of phinisi traditional shipbuilding made by Bontobahari resident is unique in the common shipping techniques. In modern way, the ship's hull is made first. But in the making of phinisi wall is made first.

Boat experts also does not based on design and engineering complex calculations. They work simply rely on instinct or expertise obtained from nature. When the flotation process, it will soon be seen their works have perfect balance.

Phinisi has an important role in the history of archipelago (Nusantara). These ships are used by the first sailors to explore the world. Now, one of the Bontobahari' works is stored in Museum of Paris.

Bontobahari can be reached from Makassar City with public transportation (buses and minibuses). The trip is started from Mallengkeri Bus Station at the southern side of Makassar. Than from the Bulukumba Bus Station continue with transportation to Bontobahari. Rates ranged between IDR 40,000 up to IDR 50,000.

After witnessing the grandeur of boat experts, you can continue the journey to Tanjung Bira Beach, located on southern tip of Sulawesi Island. That is a very beautiful beach and also located in Bontobahari District.

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Sheikh Yusuf Cemetery

Jalan Syeh Yusuf, Katangka, Somba Opu, Gowa, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

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SHEIK Yusuf was a multi race and multi country combatant and Islamic religious leader. The grave has an ancient character. Uniquely, Sheik Yusuf's tomb in Gowa is one of the five versions graves dispersed in three countries.

Sheik Yusuf's tomb located in the Lakiung, the border of Makassar City and Gowa Regency, Province of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is about 12 kilometers from Makassar centre city (Karebosi Field). The street in front of the tomb complex was named Syeh Yusuf Street.

Sheik Yusuf's tomb complex is almost always busy with people who visited the grave. Not only the residents of Gowa, people from other regions are often come here.

Wide of this graves complex is about 2,500 square meters. Sheik Yusuf 's tomb have a grave home semi cone dome-shaped 17th century typical. The original is white. Because of its age, the color of dome is a bit dull.

The room inside the dome is big enough. At the entrance door there is a description of the important stages of the journey of scholar's life. Inside the domed house there are eight graves with two lines. Room in the dome is balmy. The perfumery came from pilgrims that still left behind.

The Sheik Yusuf's grave is the big one. In the right side was a Sitti Daeng Nisanga's grave (Sheik's Wife, who was also Sultan Hasanuddin's aunt), and on the left is tomb of Sultan Abdul Jalil (19th Gowa King. He is also the son of Sultan Hasanuddin). There are also syeh pupil's grave, his name was Sheik Abdul Dhahir.

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Trans Studio Theme Park Makassar

Jalan Metro Tanjung Bunga, Makassar City, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia

Susi Tanto

Entrance ticket price IDR 175,000
Operating hours 10.00 am to 09.00 pm

TRANS Studio World is an integrated tourism area in Makassar city peninsula. It is a large indoor theme park. Trans Studio Makassar have more than 20 thematic games (theme park) and equipped with various facilities such as shopping malls, restaurants, hotels, and marina. Come and enjoy the sensation of entertainment in the Trans World Studio.

Trans World Studio located in the Tanjung Bunga Integrated Global Tourism and Business Area, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The distance is only about five kilometers from Makassar center city (Karebosi Field).

Trans Studio World complex extends in southern coast of Makassar City region with approximately 14 hectares wide. It is consists of three main parts, namely Trans Studio Walk, Trans Studio Theme Park, and Trans Studio Hotel & Residential.

Trans Studio Walk is a shopping mall that has a different concept of shopping malls in general. It was designed as a shopping tourism arena that has a convenience as tourism object. Has thematic design of marine tourism and tropical nature tourism with The Trans Aquatic Atrium and The Trans Tropical Atrium. Trans Studi Walk decided into some part such as fashion arena (fashion hub), culinary tourism arena (gourmand emporium), and arena of entertainment and leisure (leisure & entertainment).

Meanwhile, Trans Studio Theme Park is thematic arena of entertainment and games that adopt concept of Universal Studios, Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Caesar Palace, and Movie World. The thematic entertainment and games arena simulation spaces of several Trans TV station program, or some exciting and desperate events in Indonesia. Some of them are Magic Corner, Lost City, Terror Twister, Kids Studio, and more.

Trans Hotel Studio & Residential is an area of hotel, apartments, and marina. In this location, you can enjoy and relax the star hotel service and beautiful panorama of Makassar Strait. You can also try water game such as jet ski, banana boat, or travel to some beautiful islands with tour ships.

Trans Studio Walk and Studio Theme Park began operating in September 2009. Trans Studio Hotel & Residential is still under development. Gradually, the whole prestigious entertainment project will be completed in 2010.

Trans Studio World Makassar is the first indoor theme park in Indonesia. While in terms of area wide as a whole, this is the largest theme park after the Jaya Ancol Dreamland in Jakarta.

Trans World Studio can be accessed with city transportation, taxi, or hotel transportation facilities. Trip to the location only takes about five minute from the city center.

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Monument of 40,000 Victims

Monument of 40,000 Victims

Jalan Langgau, Makassar City, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Detri Man

DURING 1946-1947, South Sulawesi residents experienced a dark slab. As many as 40,000 people were slaughtered in an insurgent crushing operation by Dutch special troops led by Capt. Reymond Westerling. Monument for 40,000 Victims stands as a reminder of that incident.

The monument located at Langgau Street, Makassar, Province of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The distance is about four kilometers northern of the city centre (Karebosi Field).

There is a buzz whenever we see the Monument for 40,000 Victims. Relief in the monument reminded of how as people, who only heard about the independence of Indonesia news, collected in an open ground. Then they were exterminated with automatic rifle. Their bodies buried in a hole.

This monument stands in a beautiful area and tidy. The building site is in the corner of the street with approximately 250 square meters wide. There are several buildings such as a hall and monument and relief on its walls. This place is one of many others places where the Westerling's troops done their action.

In a side of the building, there is a statue with about four meters high. Describe a survivor. One of his foot and arm are amputated. He used a buffer.

This place is banishment dozens of victims. Other victims ware buried in other places where they were killed. Spread in some areas, such as in Barru, Sidrap, Enrekang, and Parepare City. Now, the hole where they buried is not visible anymore.

Government of Makassar and South Sulawesi Province always observe the slaughter incident every December 11. The wounded victim and the family invited in the ceremony. They always weep when recalled that incident happened many years ago. In Parepare City also established a similar monument.

Open
Monday-Saturday: 08.00 am to 14.00 pm
Sunday: closed

The objects can be easily reached by public transport, taxis, or hotel transport facilities. With public transportation, you can start from Karebosi Field underground terminal or Central Market direction to Tallo. Alight at Langgau Street. Then walk 200 meters to the location of the object.

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Tallo Kings Cemeteries Jalan Sultan Abdullah, Makassar City, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Tallo Kings Cemeteries

Jalan Sultan Abdullah, Makassar City, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Yusuf Harianto

MAKASSAR was established from a small area called Tallo. In this region the bodies of the founders of Makassar lied. If you would like to go along and understand the importance of Makassar in the history of Indonesian archipelago civilization come to Tallo, the early kingdom area of Makassar.

Kings of Tallo tomb located in Tallo Village, Tallo District, Makassar City, Province of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is about six kilometers north of central city of Makassar (Karebosi Field).

At the region ever established the kingdom city, embryo of Makassar city. As generally old city, Tallo located in an estuary river named Tallo River, where the river and Makassar Strait confluence.

Graves in the cemetery complex is generally have a 17th century character resembles temple buildings. It made of rock and bricks that glued one another. Totally area of the complex is one hectare. Fit as a shady garden because of many large and leafy trees.

There are 78 graves in the complex contains the tomb of first King, grandson and his children. There are three types of graves. The first type is collated piles, made of blocking stones resembles a temple. It consists of legs, body, and hollowing roof.

The second kind is a stone tablet, the tomb made as wood building consists of four rectangular board-shaped stone. The third type is the domed building, the tomb with hollow building and stood on the rectangular stone with a roof dome consists of four areas of flexion.

Tomb of the king has a variety of ornaments, such as growing plants, lockets, letters of Arab, and lontara letter (typical latter of Bugis-Makassar).

Approximately 200 meters southern of the tomb complex, there is Tallo Mosque. In this mosque for the first time Makassar people held a Friday pray on November 9, 1607, which is the momentum of standing of Makassar. This form of the mosque is no longer an ancient building because it has experienced several renovations.

Location of the area is near to the toll gates of Sutami Highway and Port Highway. Make this site accessible from the Sultan Hasanuddin Airport and from the central city of Makassar. It easily reached by taxi or city transport called petepete.

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Al Hilal Mosque

Jalan Syeh Yusuf, Katangka, Somba Opu, Gowa, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Maysir THE mosque name is Al Hilal, one of many traces of spread of Islam in South Sulawesi region, especially in the Sultanate (Kingdom) of Gowa. Despite it has been four centuries years old, the mosque is still firmly standing.

Al-Hilal Mosque located at Sheik Yusuf Street, Katangka District, Gowa Regency, Province of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The distance of the location is about 10 kilometers southern the central city of Makassar (Karebosi Field).

Al-Hilal Mosque better known as Katangka Mosque because of its location. In Arabic lunar calendar method, Al-Hilal means a new moon in the eastern horizon marking a new day or month. Al-Hilal means the mosque in the new era of Islam.

Wide of the mosque is 174.24 square meters. At past time, the mosque was luxurious and considered important because of the construction made of brick. Only the important buildings are made from bricks at that time, such as the palaces and fortresses.

The main function was a place of worship. Every time to pray come, the mosque is bustling and filled by prayers. There are several graves in front of the mosque. That is the tomb of religious leaders and relatives of mosque founder. Special tomb of the founder of the mosque has a dome-shaped roof.

One of characterize that the mosques is an ancient building are its walls. The walls made of brick and quite thick, reached 120 centimeters. There is a unique blend of two cultures at the mosque, the architecture shows China and Javanese nuance.

It ceiling structure is similar as Joglo building (Javanese building). It has four poles. In Javanese architecture it is called soko guru. But the poles of this mosque are made from stone, not wood such a Javanese building. There are two layers of roof. Top of roof is triangle pyramid-shaped which made of roof-tile. The mosque is also generally having a platform as the mosque in Java.

Chinese culture was also strongly influenced as seen on the podium roof. It is a similar form of pagoda roof. Around the podium, still attached ceramics from China who reputedly brought by one of its architect originating from there.

Al-Hilal Mosque is accessible with city transportation, taxi, delivery hotel facilities. If using the city transportation, you can start from Karebosi underground station direction to Sungguminasa. Alight at the border of Makassar city than connect the city transport to Syeh Yusuf Road and alight in front of the mosque.

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History of Tallo Kingdom

Before 1460, the region now called Tallo was part of the Kingdom of Gowa region. At the time of 6th Gowa King, Tunatangka Lopi (1445-1460), the kingdom is divided into two, namely Gowa Kingdom and Tallo Kingdom. The separation occurred because Tunatangka Lopi have two children who want to have the same power.

After Tunatangka Lopi died, Tuniawanga Ri Paralekkanna continue his father's throne as King of Gowa. Meanwhile, his brother, Karaeng Loe Ri holdings, became the first king of Tallo. During almost a century, the two kingdoms is running its own.

When 9th Gowa King Daeng Matanre Karaeng Mangnguntungi or Tumapa'risi Kallona (1510-1546) was reign, these two kingdoms are united together again. Tallo region back into the Kingdom of Gowa. The capital of Gowa Kingdom was in Somba Opu Fortress.

However, King Tallo retained the power over their own region as Mangkubumi (administrator). Constitution of Gowa formed in such a way so as not eliminate the power of Tallo King. Since that time, people often mentioned Gowa and Tallo together as the Kingdom of Makassar.

Tallo role as a major seaport city of the kingdom of Gowa. Become a trading hub over Asia-Pacific regions together with Sunda Kelapa seaport in western Java. It happened before eventually subjected by VOC. The Dutch company successfully monopolized trading point in the archipelago.

At the end of 16th century, Islam religion was entering to Sulawesi. Tallo Mangkubumi, I Mallingkang Daeng Manyonri Karaeng Katangka, was the first person embraced Islam. This step was followed by the 14th King of Gowa, I Mangngarangi Daeng Manrabia. Furthermore, the Kingdom of Gowa take the form of a sultanate and provided a degree to the king as Sultan Alauddin. He was the grandfather of Sultan Hasanuddin.

On Friday, 9 November 1607, Tallo Mangkubumi held a Friday pray in Tallo Mosque. Islam has became the official religion of the Kingdom of Makassar (Gowa-Tallo). Where the mosque was the first Friday pray was held at this time still firmly stand. Of course, with several renovations.

The historians in the South Sulawesi agreed, November 9, 1607 is the anniversary of Makassar. Meanwhile, the body of Tallo King and Mangkubumi buried in a complex, not far from the mosque where the first pray was held on Friday.

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