Fortress Defense Grandest in Asia

Is a reasonable thing when a New York Times reporter, Barbara Crossette once described the fort Fort Rotterdam in Makassar as "the best preserved Dutch fort in Asia", the most well-preserved Dutch fort in Asia. During a visit last year, I still feel the charming feel of a fortress built in the 17th century was. Relics of the Sultanate of Gowa, sturdy fort stands on

Niang Mbaru, Traditional Most Unique Houses all over Indonesia

Every tribe and customs must have a traditional home each well in a village on Flores, there is a tribe called Wae Rebo who has the most unique custom homes all over Indonesia.

The tribe is located in the village of Wae Rebo that ca

Architect, RIdwan Kamil

Ridwan Kamil is a young Indonesian architect of international reputation. Big name and his works became an inspiration to many other young architects in Indonesia. In addition to a busy work as an architect, Ridwan Kamil is also a founder and director of the Bandung Creative City Forum. One of the architectural masterpiece Ridwan Kamil is their home themselves.

Masjid Al Irshad, Bandung, Indonesia

Masjid Al Irshad with a unique shape in Bandung, West Java, with a magnificent stand. Inspired by the Kaaba cube-shaped building of the Grand Mosque. This is one of masterpiece Flower City architect Ridwan Kamil.

Seen from the outside, revealing vents writing two sentences creed.

Art Deco Architectural Style

Art Deco was an ornamental style that was born after World War I and World War II ended before that widely applied in many fields, such as the exterior, interior, furniture, statues, posters, clothing, jewelry and more from 1920 to 1939, which affect art decorative such as architecture, interior design, and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as fashion, painting, graphic arts, and film. This movement, in a sense, is a combination of many different styles and movements of the early 20th century, including constructionism, Cubism, Modernism, Bauhaus, Art Nouveau, and Futurism. Its popularity peaked in the 1920s.

Traditional Javanese architecture, Indonesia

Traditional Javanese architecture, especially in the area of ​​Central Java is more widely known by Joglo buildings. Joglo is the frame of the main building of traditional Javanese house consisting of four pillars form the main pillars supporting the structure and composition of intercropping in the form of beams sup

Great Mosque of Banten (1552-1570)

 Great Mosque of Banten, including the old mosque full of historical value. Every day the mosque was crowded with pilgrims who come not only from Banten and West Java, but also from various regions in Java.
Great Mosque of Banten building complex located at the mosque in the village of Banten Lama, about 10 km north of Serang. This mosque was first built by Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin (1552-1570), the first sultan of the Sultanate of Demak. He was the first son of Sunan Gunung Jati.

Architecture Of Bali, Indonesia

Traditional Balinese architecture can be interpreted as the spatial structure of the container Balinese life that has evolved from generation to generation with all the rules handed down from ancient times, to the development of a realization of thephysical characteristics are revealed in palm-Kosali Asta Kosala, Asta Patali and others, to the adjustments by the undagi which is consistent with the instructionsreferred to.

Basic Concepts

Traditional Balinese architecture has the basic concepts in developing andspatial influences, such as:
§ Orientation Cosmology, known as Sanga Mandala
§ The balance of Cosmology, Manik Ring Cucupu
§ Hierarchy space, consisting of workshops and Tri Tri Angga
§ Dimensions Balinese based on the proportion and human scale

Orientation Cosmology / Sanga Mandala

Sanga Mandala is an absolute benchmark in the traditional Balinese architecture,where Sanga Mandala is composed of three axes, namely:
A. Tri-axis Loka: Bhur, Bhwah, Swah; (lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere)
2. Axis of the ritual: Kangin (rising sun) and Kauh (sunset)
3. Natural axis: Mountains and Seas

Aceh Tsunami Museum

Aceh Tsunami Museum, the Only in Indonesia. Structure symbols Anti Tsunami, the Great Ship Who's Bak docking

To commemorate the 2005 tsunami in Aceh, he built a Tsunami Museum at the scene. Historical museum was inaugurated by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in late February 2009. As told by its designer, M Ridwan Kamil, the museum should be a symbol of the anti tsunami structure, namely a combination of building a raised platform (elevated building) on ​​top of a hill. read also : steel building

Furthermore, he said, the choice of the stage building is inspired by traditional Acehnese houses

7 historic buildings in Indonesia

1.Istana Maimun

Maimun palace has been named the most beautiful buildings in the city of Medan, North Sumatra. Located in the Jl. Brig Katamso, this magnificent palace was completed around 1888 and is a legacy of Ma'mun Al Rashid Sultan Deli Mighty Alamsyah. Shades of yellow color on this building is a typical Malay.

2.Lawang Sewu

Discusses the architecture or the old buildings in Indonesia, certainly can not get out of a legendary building that stood firm in the city, precisely in the Simpang Lima, the Sewu Lawang. Buildings that means "a thousand doors" was in fact not her real name given to this building.
 

Architecture Traditional House Tribe Makassar

Traditional House Makassar

prior to further explanation, I will introduce at least about the city of Makassar, Indonesia.The capital of South Sulawesi, formerly named Ujung Pandang,
 New in 1999 was renamed the city of Makassar, precisely October 13 based on Government Regulation Number 86 Year 1999 Name of Ujung Pandang is returned to Makassar and in accordance Administration Act
 Regional area increases by about 4 miles towards the sea 10 000 ha, a 27.577Ha

Variety Interest In South Sulawesi

Bugis, Makassar, Toraja, and Mandar. However, if traced in particular, we will find more than four. There are tribes in Bulukumba Kajang, tribal Bajoe in Bone, tribe in Luwu Luwu, and tribal Selayar Island Selayar and probably many more.

Makassar tribe

Makassar tribe is the name for an ethnic Malays who inhabited the southern coast of the island of Sulawesi.
 Tongue Makassar call Mangkasara 'means "Those who are open."
 Makassar ethnicity is ethnic-minded conquerors but democratic in governing, warlike and victorious at sea.
 Makassar Makassar tribe use the language and if we trace its history, we shall end on the history of the greatness of the kingdom of Gowa.