BAU – BAU

BY : Sabry Matasala

Bau – Bau is a city of history. During the buton sultanate period, the city became a center government. The area is inhabited by almost all ethnic groups in the archipelago, livin together in peace from generation to generation . As an old city, Bau – Bau has attributes from the buton sultanate. The big strength of Bau – Bau is a very strategic location as a connection to eastern Part of Indonesia. The traders in this area not only supply the needs of the buton people, but also for Maluku , North Maluku, and other island in Papua

BUTON PALACE FORTRESS SITE

The Buton palace fortress in Bau – Bau is the mother of 120 fortresses owned by the Buton Sultanate. The construction of the fortress started during the government of the 4^th Sultan, Dayanu Ikhsanuddin / La elangi (1597 – 16310). It was continued b the 6^th sultan, Gafarul waduudu / La Buke (1632 – 1645). The contruksion was finished in the 17^th century; the palace is 2740 meters long, 2 – 8 meters tall, has walls 1-2 meters wide, 12 gates / lawa, ande 16 bastions/baluara. Materialist was contructed from are mix of sand and gypsum. Uniquely, the circle of wolio fortress. Besides the societies naround the fortress that still do tradisional activities, there are another interesting objects inside the fortress.