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Buton Castle Green Map

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Buton Castle Green Map
This castle close to Wakatobi Island. Its wall is 2740 meters and it surrounds a territory of 401.900 square meters. The wall is 1-2 meters thick and 2-8 meters high, and equipped with 16 bastion and 12 gates. The castle was the biggest kingdom in eastern Indonesia, showing through information and pictures both tangible and intangible heritage.
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The Buton castle once served as the center for the sprawling territory of the now defunct Sultanate of Buton that included its neighboring island as well as areas on the island of Sulawesi.

The strategic location of the sultanate within busy sea routes which connected to the spice islands in the east with the trading world of India and beyond during the flourishing spice trade in the 16th century. This prime location made other powers in the region looked at this sultanate with envy.

The construction of the castle was initiated in 1634 under the order of the sixth Sultan of Buton, La Buke. Its wall is 2740 meters and it surrounds a territory of 401.900 square meters. The wall is 1-2 meters thick and 2-8 meters high, and equipped with 16 bastion and 12 gates.

The castle and its thick wall was constructed to protect the families and members of the ruling sultans from possible attacks from the sea. Its location up on the hill behind the port of Bau Bau where the main town is now located allowed the sultanate to monitor the movements of ships across the straits. More than 300 households now still live within the castle.

The project of participatory community green-mapping for heritage conservation of and within Buton Castle was successfully implemented during December 1, 2004 to March 15, 2005(launched).