Guess the Architecture for 6/26/2018

That’s it.

You don’t see a BINGO with only one number very often. Well done!

But the "Guess the arch...picture" doesn't have any people.

They were "photo-shopped" out of the picture.

The building is not as deep as you would expect. Here are some more photos.

When you say: "not as deep as you would expect."

Are you referring to this one:-

with Sponge Bob in the foreground?

Yeah, not deep that way, too.

Just imagine the fun of thatching that roof. Wow

That was on the tip of my tongue,

Bazzer

Rixter was absolutely right in guessing the Pagaruyung Palace. According to a tourism site for Indonesia, the original Pagaruyung Palace stood on the peak of Pagaruyung’s Batu Patah hill until it burned down in a riot in 1804. Since, one replica of the structure burned down again after being struck by lightning. Bundo Kanduang, a queen who is considered the founder of the matriarchal system of the Minangkabau society, ruled from the palace.

According to Alluring World, the original palace “was built entirely from timber masonry,” while the modern structure incorporates concrete. Ignoring that change, the three-floor palace is said to be quite faithful to the original with 72 pillars and “the typical rumah gadang gonjong” — a “horn-like curved roof made from 26 tons of black ijuk aren palm fibers.”

Image source: Alluring World