Portal:Indonesia/AOTW/1, 2007
Sailendra Dynasty between 750 and 850 AD.
Rumah adat are the distinctive style of traditional housing unique to each
timber construction, varied and elaborate roof structures, and pile and beam construction that take the load straight to the ground. Steeply inclined roofs are built, allowing tropical rain downpours to quickly sheet off, and large overhanging eaves
keep water out of house and provide shade in the heat.
Although colonial homes were almost always the preserve of the wealthy
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