Siger Tower
Siger Tower | |
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View of Siger Tower and Bakauheni Port from Sunda Strait | |
General information | |
Location | Bukit Gamping, Bakauheni sub-district, South Lampung Regency, Indonesia |
Construction started | 2005 |
Completed | 30 April 2008 |
Cost | 15.000.000.000 IDR (about 1.3 million US$) |
Height | 32 m |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 6 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Ir. Anshori Djausal M.T |
Siger tower (native : Menara Siger) is a tower which is also the zero point in southern Sumatra, which inaugurated by the governor of Lampung province, Sjachroedin Z.P. In the opening, the governor entered the tower together with ambassadors from Croatia, Sri Lanka, Japan, Palestine, Afghanistan, Singapore, the Philippines, family of Sultan Banten and Sultan Kanoman Cirebon.
Siger tower can be seen clearly when entering the Bakauheni port, and it become the characteristic of Lampung province gate.
"Siger" name is from traditional customary hat for bride in Lampung culture. Siger tower in the form of a crown-shaped building consists of nine series which symbolizes the nine kinds of languages in Lampung. Siger tower colored yellow and red, representing the golden color of the bride's traditional hat. The building is also decorated with Tapis, the traditional cloth from Lampung.