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Rumah Gadang (Minangkabau: "big house") or Rumah Bagonjong "house for the Minangkabau people" (Minangkabau: "spired roof house") are the traditional homes (Indonesian: "rumah adat") of the Minangkabau in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The architecture, construction, internal and external decoration, and the functions of the house reflect the culture ...
Nevertheless, the Istano Basa Pagaruyung was quite faithfully restored using traditional techniques and materials adorned with 60 carvings that signify Minang philosophy and culture. [ 2 ] The palace has three stories with 72 pillars and the typical Rumah Gadang gonjong , a horn-like curved roof made from 26 tons of black ijuk aren palm fibers.
The Pinang Peranakan Mansion (Malay: Rumah Agam Peranakan Pulau Pinang) in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, is a museum dedicated to Penang's Peranakan heritage. The museum itself is housed within a distinctive green-hued mansion at Church Street, George Town, which once served as the residence and office of a 19th-century Chinese tycoon, Chung Keng Quee.
Jalin White, 20, has been arrested on child abuse charges in connection with the severe injuries his son suffered, per police Jalin White was arrested on charges of child abuse and child neglect ...
White House counsel: Bill McGinley. After spending more than two years as Cabinet secretary during Trump’s first term, Bill McGinley will return to the White House as the president-elect’s ...
Tongkonan is the traditional ancestral house, or rumah adat, of the Torajan people in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Tongkonan has a distinguishing boat-shaped and oversized saddleback roof. Like most of the Indonesia's Austronesian-based traditional architecture, tongkonan is built on piles. Its construction is a laborious task, and it is usually ...
Glen Powell could never take the place of Tom Cruise.. The "Twisters" actor responded to rumors that the action star wanted Powell to replace him in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise when Pat ...
McMansion is a pejorative term for a large, "mass-produced" house in a suburban community that is marketed to the upper middle class in developed countries. Virginia Savage McAlester, who also gave a first description of the common features which define this building style, coined the more neutral term Millennium Mansion. [1]