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Kota Tua Jakarta (Indonesian for "Jakarta Old Town"), officially known as Kota Tua, [1] is a neighborhood comprising the original downtown area of Jakarta, Indonesia. It is also known as Oud Batavia ( Dutch for "Old Batavia"), Benedenstad ("Lower City", contrasting it with Weltevreden , de Bovenstad ("Upper City")), or Kota Lama (Indonesian for ...
In Indonesian, pekarangan can be translated as "land that surrounds a house", "a house's yard", or "plotted land for house construction". [1] However, the term is widely used in scientific literature, specifically in agroforestry and environmental topics, to mean "home gardens". [2]
A drawing of twin mountains (Indonesian: pemandangan gunung kembar, "twin mountain view", or pemandangan gunung legendaris, "legendary mountain view") is a drawing pattern commonly made by Indonesian and Indian kindergarten and primary school students. The drawing is often produced by students who are asked by their teacher to draw natural ...
A Rumah Gadang serves as a residence, a hall for family meetings, and for ceremonial activities. In the matrilineal Minangkabau society, the Rumah Gadang is owned by the women of the family who live there; ownership is passed from mother to daughter. The houses have a dramatic curved roof structure with multi-tiered, upswept gables.
Kota Baru Parahyangan or KBP is a planned city located at Padalarang, West Bandung Regency in Indonesia. It was developed with the vision and spirit as a City Of Education . [ 1 ] Total land area of the township is 1,250 hectares including land for 200 hectares of lakes.
Mochtar Apin (23 December 1923 – 1 January 1994) was an accomplished Indonesian painter, illustrator, writer and tenured lecturer who taught fine arts at the Bandung Institute of Technology, ITB.
Takkoku no Iwaya is located approximately six kilometers southwest of Hiraizumi, between the center of town and Genbikei ravine. The temple is built below an overhanging cliff, and incorporates a shallow cave containing a bas-relief statue of Bishamon-ten.
The Orang Batin Sembilan, Orang Rimba or Anak Dalam are mobile, animist peoples who live throughout the lowland forests of southeast Sumatra. Kubu is a Malay exonym ascribed to them. In the Malay language, the word Kubu can mean defensive fortification, entrenchment, or a place of refuge.