What to do in Makassar? Here's one of the exotic tourist places around Makassar that highly recommended by travel advisor when you are visiting Makassar. That is Fort Rotterdam or so-called "Benteng Ujung Pandang".The great Fort Rotterdam is an old colonial Dutch fort in Makassar, overlooking the harbor. This is one of the main attractions in Makassar. The fort was built by the Dutch in defending itself around in 1667 but the structure of the first fort built in 1545 by King Tunipalangga with a simple building an earthen wall. Admiral Cornelis Speelman agreed in 1667 and named the fort as the name of his hometown, Rotterdam.
