Type of house : Rumah Limas

Rumah Limas Traditional Palembang

One of house shapes in Palembang is Limas house. It is called Limas house because the roof shaped like pyramid (Limas). A house like this is also often called bari. Bari in Palembeng language means old or ancient. Limas house is basically divided into three parts: front,center, and back. At the front part, there are two ladders, one on each side left and right with an odd amount of stair steps for each ladder. The center part is a wide room. This room becomes the center place for gathering activities if there is a party. The living room (it is part of the center of the house) is a "display room" to show how prosper the house owner is.The wall is decorated with flora motiffied carvings painted in gold. Often, the house owner uses the real tin and gold to embellish the carvings and chandeliers. The back part of the house is used as kitchen.

Rumah Limas Johor

Rumah Limas, Johor Bahru. Johor State's eight districts are represented by uniquely-designed traditional wooden Malay houses named as Rumah Kluang, Rumah Mersing, Rumah Segamat, Rumah Johor Bahru, Rumah Pontian, Rumah Kota Tinggi, Rumah Muar and Rumah Batu Pahat. In additon, there are two other traditional wooden Malay houses - Rumah Utama and Rumah Spa.