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c. Tomea.
d. Binongko.
e. Tukangbesi.

7.What is the operation of Wallacea?
a. Non-profit conservation group looking at sustainable development of fisheries and
coral reef research.
b. The additional sources about the biodiversity, conservation and local people.
c. Tourist and travel information about the wakatobi.
d. It is part of the Wakatobi National Park.
e. The world’s marine tourism objects.

This text is for no. 8

Fort Rotterdam of Makassar

Fort Rotterdam of Makassar is one of the best-preserved examples of Dutch
architecture in Indonesia. The original fort was rebuilt in Dutch style. It includes many
fine, well-restored colonial structures. The visitors can walk around the fort and see
sections of the original walls.

Inside the fort there are thirteen buildings. Most of them are still in good
condition. At the very center of the fort there is a church. At the north-westernmost
there is La Galigo museum which keeps some prehistoric megaliths from Watampone as
well as ancient weapons, coins, shells, utensils, sketches and stamps. At the south wall it
is housed a museum which displays local skills in silk weaving, agriculture, boatbuilding
and scale models of indigenous boats. On the eastern wall, it is a small library which
featutes old Dutch books of 19th-century missionary. On the ground floor of the
building which is located in the southeast corner of the fort, it was formerly a prison. In
the southwestern part contains a prison where Prince Diponegoro was imprisoned for
the rest of his life.

The fort is now used to held various events. There is a conservatory for music
and dance, archive of the city, and a historic and archaeological institute in order to
attarct tourists. However, there are things to do to make it into world class tourism
destinastion. It is still not restored quite authentic. The visitors after the entrance
contribution need to pay for every building or museum inside the fort. According to a
tourist from Netherland, Joz V Hagestein, the history, the explanations as well as the
translated text needs attentions. He said that there is a reason that there are no queues
or waiting-lines at the museums.

8. What should the government do to make the fort a world class tourism spot?
a. Provide public facilities like souvenir stores and food courts with local foods.
b. Rebuild and complete the fort with better information and payment system
c. Complete the queue lines and luxurious waiting room inside the museum.
d. Hold more local music and art performances in the museum regularly.
e. Introduce the fort through mass media like newspaper and internet.