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Haunted building? Abandoned Saidah Tower attracts curious visitors
As years passed, the dilapidated building started gaining an infamous reputation as one the most haunted places in the capital city, luring many horror fans to tour its empty rooms.
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A zinc fence blocks the front of the Saidah Tower on Jl. MT Haryono in East Jakarta. (Kompas.com/Nursita Sari)
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ince its closure in 2007, Saidah Tower, an abandoned 28-story building located in Cawang, East Jakarta, has been attracting a lot of curious minds.
The building stands tall with dark grey Roman-style architecture surrounded by a zinc fence, barring people from going inside.
Its walls have started decaying, the paint is faded and a lot of its windows are broken. As years passed, the dilapidated building started gaining an infamous reputation as one the most haunted places in the capital city, luring many horror fans to view its empty rooms.
Dede, a 41-year-old man who has been living right behind the tower for the last two years, said he had seen a lot of people going to the tower late at night, trying to get inside.
“People go to the tower almost every day trying to get inside and test their courage. I’ve seen teenagers, students, adults, people from TV stations, even foreigners trying to get inside the tower, but the tower’s security guards don’t let them in,” he told The Jakarta Post on Friday.
Dede said visitors have tried various ways to get inside the old building.
“Some sent formal letters to the local authorities and community unit head in the area; some try to bribe the security guards; some even try climbing the fence,” he said.
