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Fort Vastenburg

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Fort Vastenburg
Fort Vastenburg. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Fort Vastenburg (Dutch "Fort Steadfast"), also Fort Surakarta, is an 18th-century Dutch fort located in Gladak, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. A landmark of Surakarta, the fort faces polemics related with multiple owners claiming different parts of the fort. As a result, the fort remains abandoned and threatened to be demolished by various private parties claiming the fort's ownership.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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