Javanese traditional house

Javanese traditional house (Javanese: ꦲꦺꦴꦩꦃꦠꦿꦝꦶꦱꦶꦪꦺꦴꦤꦭ꧀ꦗꦮ, romanized: Omah tradhisional Jawa) refers to the traditional vernacular houses of Javanese people in the island of Java, Indonesia.

Javanese hierarchy of roof form

An extended kampung-type roof in a house of Javanese common people.

Limasan-type roof associated with higher status Javanese families appears in this house in a village near Salatiga.

Joglo-type roof appears in this residence of the head of a village in Jepara.

Tajug-type or Meru-type roof is always reserved for sacred spaces such as this mosque in Yogyakarta.

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