Kuto Besak Fortress & Riverside Plaza
Benteng Kuto Besak
A brick fortress of the Palembang Sultanate built at the end of the 18th century. The riverside plaza in front of it is the best place to watch the night views of the Ampera Bridge.
Kuto Besak Fortress was built between 1780 and 1797 as the palace of the Palembang Sultanate. Its high walls are made of brick and stone bonded with lime and sticky rice mortar, and it is one of the few fortresses in Indonesia built by a local dynasty. The fortress is currently used by the military and is generally closed to the public, but visitors can photograph its exterior. In front of it, the Riverside Plaza (BKB) stretches along the Musi River. In the evening, the plaza fills with food stalls and locals. It faces the Ampera Bridge and is the best place to watch the sunset and night views. The river cruise pier is also here.
Opening hours
Square open all day; castle interior not open
Nearby sights
- Musi River Cruise
- Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Museum
- Monpera (Monument of People's Struggle)
- Ampera Bridge
- Great Mosque of Palembang
- Kampung Kapitan
- Pasar 16 Ilir
- Chandra Nadi Temple (Soei Goeat Kiong)