The Fortress Palace Buton

Not many people know that Indonesia Buton Sultan fort was a stronghold of the largest and most unique in the world. Located in the town of Baubau of Southeast Sulawesi. This fort received an award from the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI) and the Guinness Book Record in September 2006 as the world's largest fort is 23.375 acres. The presence of the former fort brings great influence to the existence of the kingdom of Buton Islam so that they can survive for more than 4 centuries.

Buton the original fortress palace called Kraton this Wolio shaped dhal in Arabic alphabets taken from the last letter of the name of the Prophet Muhammad. The length of 3 kilometers around the fortress with an average height of 4 meters and a width or thickness of 2 meters. The length of 2740 meters circumference of the fort is the original traditional village mengintari Buton with old houses are still preserved today. So here you can also enjoy the culture of the people who still use the original custom art display packaged in a variety of cultures and often shown in traditional ceremonies.

Fortress palace is a heritage of the Sultanate of Buton Buton built in the 16th century by Sultan Buton III named La Sangaji Kaimuddin the title Sultan (1591-1596). The fort was initially constructed in the form of a pile of stones arranged around the palace complex later as well as the palace complex barrier between the villages surrounding community. In the reign of Sultan Buton IV named La Elangi or Sultan Dayanu Ikhsanuddin, the fort was used as a permanent building.

Buton fortress palace architects have a shape that is quite unique, made of limestone mountains. This fort had 12 gates called Lawa and 16 cannon emplacement which they call Baluara. Because of its location on a high hilltop with a fairly steep slope allows this place as the best defense in his time.

Fortress palace in Baubau Buton, Southeast Sulawesi, is the most unique buildings in the fortress that exist throughout the world. Construction of the fort at 1.5 meters to 2 meters is composed of volcanic rocks by using adhesives in the form of dough mixed with liquid egg white chalk. Around the world, there is no fortress with such construction. In general, the fort was built using sand mixed adhesive cement.

Inside the fort there is a mosque which is also the same as building construction fort buildings. In front of the mosque, there is a flagpole 33 feet high. Interestingly, the flag pole is approximately 400 years old and weathered by rain and not cracked by the heat of the sun. Flag pole is still standing strong in front of the Masjid Sultan Buton is made from wood from Patani, Thailand and brought the merchants with whom Sultan Buton.

The uniqueness of the fort palace is the entrance to the castle Buton consists of 12 doors. By the Buton, the door much identified with the number of holes in the human body are two eye holes, two nostrils, two ears, one anus, the mouth of the hole, one hole kecing, the vas deferens, a central hole, and one hole sweat pores. Hole release of sperm in the human body, analogous to the secret door of the kingdom, which is the exit door of the royal family when there is a danger that threatens the kingdom.