BANYUWANGI – The building with the top that says Osing is a tower in Selogiri Hamlet, Ketapang Village, Kalipuro District, Banyuwangi. Abandoned, This tower building has become the most sought after place by young people and photo hunters.
Abandoned buildings can turn out to be interesting photo spots. Even, for some people, especially photographers, Even an uninhabited place can be a cool photo object.
Build an infrastructure, building, even cities need maintenance, so that it can grow well. It will have a long life if cared for properly. Not a little, abandoned buildings neglected and neglected.
No one wants to live or settle in that place. The awakening became dead, quiet, kotor, and often gives off a mystical feel. Expensive costs will be wasted if the place being built just sits there uselessly.
Located at the bottom of a hill almost bordering the forest, The red building stands tall on a large area of land 4.200 square meter. Osing Tower is the name for a tall building 20 those meters. The tower is in Selogiri Hamlet, RT02, RW05, Ketapang Village was founded in 1999 2000.
Year 1989 before the Osing Tower was built, The land is an organic fertilizer factory, which uses bat droppings as natural fertilizer. However, Due to bankruptcy, the factory was finally closed and there was no longer any activity on the land.
Look at the abandoned land, year 2000 The owner, who comes from Surabaya, took the initiative to build a tower for nests for swiftlets. Because he saw the potential for swiftlets to dominate the area.
Ahmad Zaini, 45, Residents of Selogiri Hamlet, Ketapang Village said, after being built and standing tall 20 meter, The owner had the idea to place it right above the writing tower “Osing”.
The building took two years to complete and cost Rp 200 million that year. In the past, the fertilizer factory was busy and the products were sent to eight. But because the quality is not good, Finally, after a long time, it went bankrupt and closed and many workers were laid off,” explained Ahmad.
strange, A fatal mistake was made by the owner. The building was painted red. Because swallows are afraid of bright colors, in the end not a single one came in and made a nest in a tall building 20 that meter. The building was finally abandoned after one year of construction.
Since then, The building has become abandoned and is no longer maintained. The land around the building is also abandoned and overgrown with many bushes.
“The land owner never visited the place and left it alone. People also rarely go into the tower because it feels haunted and there is no activity for a long time,” said Ahmad.
However, The abandoned building seems to be a special attraction for photo spot hunters. Not only photographers want to immortalize this place, In the afternoon, many teenagers come around the Osing Tower area to take selfies in a spot similar to the savanna..
The grassland area, which is quite large and decorated with a conservation forest background that surrounds the Osing Tower, seems very pleasing to the eye. Several local residents also said that this place is often used as a pre-wedding photo spot.
Local residents also responded positively and did not mind if Osing Tower was used as a place to take photos. Residents said they were happy that the place was now frequently visited by young people and was no longer empty.
Residents hope that this place will be useful and not be used as a place for immorality or other negative things.
