Thursday, May 24, 2012

" Pendopo ", or the marquee, or gazebo

"PENDOPO ", or Gazebo,  or read the marquee ( pendopo  in the Java language), 
spelling of Java:( pendopo ) the gazebo, derived from the Sanskrit word Mandapa which means additional building) is part of the building located on the main facade. Several types of traditional houses in Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula (and also Indochina), Java, Bali and Borneo were known to have the marquee as "mandatory". 
This structure is mostly owned a large house or palace, located usually in front of the palace, the main building housing residents. The original architecture of mosques archipelago, often also has a pavilion. 
Pavilion is usually a building without walls with a pole / pillar that much. Its main function is as a place to receive guests. However, since usually a large hall, this building also functioned as a meeting place, dance or musical training, meeting people, and so forth. 




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