Fort Rotterdam, Makassar

Fort Rotterdam is a 17th-century fort near Makassar, Indonesia, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. It is a Dutch fort that was erected on top of an old Gowa Kingdom fort. It was encompassed by a seven-meter-high rampart and a two-meter-deep moat and had six bastions. Until the 1930s, the fort served as the Dutch provincial military and administration headquarters. It was completely renovated in the 1970s and is currently used as a cultural and educational center, as well as a venue for music and dance performances, and as a tourist attraction.

In the heart of Makassar is Fort Rotterdam. It has a rectangular form and is encircled by a seven-meter wall. Bastion Bonnie (named after the Bone state) to the west; Bastion Boston (named after Buton Island) to the northwest; Bastion Batjang (named after the Bacan Islands) to the southwest; Bastion Mandassar (named after Ambon) to the northeast; and Bastion Amboina (named after Ambon) to the southeast. Bastion Ravelin, the sixth bastion, is no longer visible. Cannons may still be found in several of the bastions. The majority of the ramparts are walkable. The fort used to be surrounded by a two-meter-deep moat system, but only the southwest section of the moat can still be visible.