Rumah adat
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Rumah adat are traditional houses built in any of the vernacular architecture styles of Indonesia, collectively belonging to the Austronesian architecture. The traditional houses and settlements of th
Traditional house in Nias; its post, beam and lintel construction with flexible nail-less joints, and non-load bearing walls are typical of rumah adat
Houses in a Torajan village
A traditional Batak Toba house in North Sumatra
A fishing village of pile houses in the Riau archipelago
Rumah Gadang
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Rumah Gadang or Rumah Bagonjong are the traditional homes of the Minangkabau in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The architecture, construction, internal and external decoration, and the functions of the hous
Rumah adat
…or two gables crossed over a hip roof. Other Batak groups also have their own style of traditional housing. The Minangkabau of West Sumatra build the rumah gadang, distinctive for their multiple gables with dramatically upsweeping ridge ends. The homes of Nias peoples include the omo sebua chiefs' houses built…
Rumah gadang in the Pandai Sikek village of West Sumatra, with two rice barns (rangkiang) in front
The external walls of a rumah gadang are covered with motifs, each having a symbolic meaning
A rumah gadang and a rangkiang in 1910
Interior of the Pagaruyung Palace, showing the long common area of a rumah gadang. The two-level floor is a symbolic element specific to the palace.