Indonesian Architecture Flashcards
(51 cards)
Indonesians refer to their homeland as
Tanah Air Kita, which means “Our
country Land and Water.”
This refers to its geographical makeup consisting of
18,307 islands
The total land mass is
1.91 million square kilometers
Materials:
Brick
Timber/Hardwood/Worok wood
Sugar pal leaves
Coconut Trunk Bamboo
Alang alang Grass
Rice Straw
Coconut Fiber
average temperatures
coastal plains : 28°C inland
mountain areas : 26°C
higher mountain areas: 23°C
average relative humidity
70% and 90%, with a minimum of 73%
and a maximum of 87%.
The government of Indonesia officially recognizes
only six religions,
Modernist Islam, Traditional
Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism and
Buddhism.
influence
China, India, Middle eastern, European
first thought as protection against tropical
diseases coming from tropical air, years later the
Dutch learnt to adapt their architectural style with
local building features (long eaves, verandahs,
porticos, large windows and ventilation openings)
Row houses, canals and enclosed solid walls
Religious structures large and
sophisticated, tower-like structures
- built in lava during the peak of Indonesla’s Great
Hindu-Buddhist
Candi
earliest surviving Hindu temples in lava
Dieng Plateau
small and relatively plain
But architecture developed substantially and just
100 years later the second
Dieng Structures
which in Hindu-Buddhist
mythology is identified as the residence of the
gods.
Mount Meru
- a World Heritage site
- built by the Sallendra
Dynasty between 750 and 850 AD, but it was
abandoned shortly after its completion as a result
of the decline of Buddhism and a shift of power to
eastern
Buddhist monument, Borobudur
contains a vast number of
Intricate carvings that tell a story as one moves
through to the upper levels, metaphorically
reaching enlightenment.
Java
The use of bricks in Indonesia’s Classical Era
-mastered by the Majapahit builders, using a mortar of vine sap and palm sugar
Majahapit Era
have a strong geometrical quality with a sense
of verticality achleved through the use of
numerous horizontal lines often with an almost
art-deco sense of streamlining and proportion
Temples of Majapahit
had become the dominant religion in Java
and Sumatra, Indonesia’s two most populous
islands;
Islam
took many design cues from
Hindu, Buddhist, and even Chinese architectural
Influences
- lacked, for example, the ublquitous Islamic
dome which did not appear in Indonesia until the
19th century.
Javanese Mosques
the oldest mosque In Java that
survives through time
Gala Mosque, Tembayat
which consists of the 18th century
remnants other Muslim rule.
Palembang
one of the Seven Wonders of the
World. The site consists of the Hindu-Buddhist
temple of 19th century
Borobudur
is also one of the cultural sites of
Indonesia as it consists of a number of museums
and markets which are dedicated to indigenous
art and crafts.
Jakarta
which is a water castle used by the
kings and queens for bathing and
relaxation.
Taman Sari
