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The majority of Indonesian peoples share a common Austronesian ancestry, [4] and the traditional homes of Indonesia share several characteristics with houses from other Austronesian regions. [4] The earliest Austronesian structures were communal timber longhouses on stilts, with steeply sloping roofs and heavy gables, as seen in, for example ...
The second Kingdom of Mataram built the Prambanan complex near Yogyakarta, the largest and finest example of Hindu architecture in Java. The Buddhist monument Borobudur was built by the Sailendra Dynasty between 750 and 850 AD. Rumah adat are the distinctive style of traditional housing unique to each ethnic groups in Indonesia.
The colonial architecture of Indonesia refers to the buildings that were created across Indonesia during the Dutch colonial period, during that time, this region was known as the Dutch East Indies. These types of colonial era structures are more prevalent in Java and Sumatra, as those islands were considered more economically significant during ...
The Textile Museum in Jakarta, an example of a later period of Indies Empire style with the additions of corrugated steel shades. By the end of the 19th-century, clubhouses and playhouses were built in big cities of the Indies such as Batavia , Semarang , and Surabaya ; most were built following the Indies Empire style trend. [ 5 ]
Mosque architecture in Indonesia refers to the architectural traditions of mosques built in the archipelago of Indonesia. Initial forms of the mosque , for example, were predominantly built in the vernacular Indonesian architectural style mixed with Hindu , Buddhist or Chinese architectural elements , and notably didn't equip orthodox form of ...
Dutch colonial architecture in Indonesia were built across the archipelago that once was known as Dutch East Indies. Dutch colonial architecture in Indonesia is a unique cultural phenomenon. It is a mixture of Dutch colonial and Indonesian culture. It does not exist elsewhere, even in the other former colonized countries. [2]
A traditional Batak Toba house in North Sumatra. With few exceptions, the peoples of the Indonesian archipelago share a common Austronesian ancestry (originating in Taiwan, c. 6,000 years ago [4]) or Sundaland, a sunken area in Southeast Asia, and the traditional homes of Indonesia share a number of characteristics, such as timber construction and varied and elaborate roof structures. [4]
Pages in category "Architecture in Indonesia" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...