PENDEM FORT BEST SPOT
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PENDEM FORT BEST SPOT
The restoration and Utilization
When not in use by Special Forces Pendem Castle utilized by Pe-TK Cilacap Regional government as a tourist attraction since 1986
Asylum and Archaeological Heritage of Central Java has been restoring some places heavily damaged in 2002 and 2005.
Building Forms
Pendem Castle is a building made of brick stucco built in several stages
Some parts of the castle can still be seen include: the prison building, space weapons, tunnels, warehouses and kitchens, accommodation buildings, barracks soldier / boarding, fortifications and lookouts, and trenches.
Space Weapons
Weapons room shape does not vary much with the prison buildings, because space weapons are in a complex with the prison.
What distinguishes the prison only has two floors of space weapons.
FANTASTIC HISTORY
By Ike Aprilianingsih
According to Wikipedia, Administratively, Benteng Pendem is located in Kebonjati Hamlet, Cilacap Regency, Central Java, southeast of the regional capital Cilacap and on the southern coast of Java. Behind the former fortress are oil storage facilities belonging to Pertamina, as well as a Dutch graveyard. To the east of the fortress is Teluk Penyu Beach, and across the bay is Nusa Kambangan Island. Busses to the fortress are available from the Cilacap bus terminal.
The pentagon-shaped Benteng Pendem covers a total of 10.5 hectares( 26 acres), though 4 hectares( 9.9 acres) have been used for the oil storage facilities. On site is an excavated moat, 500 metres( 1,600 ft) long, 5 metres( 16 ft) wide by 2 – 3 metres( 6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) deep. Originally, the moat had been 10 metres( 33 ft) deep and surrounded the fortifications. The tourist entrance on the eastern side of the fortress, built by the Cilacap government after opening it to the public, is located in what was originally the rear of the Benteng Pendem. Around the fortress there are 11 places where cannons were originally sited.