Bolon house

A bolon house (Batak Toba: Ruma Bolon) is a Northern Sumatra traditional house in Indonesia.[1] Bolon houses are also tourist objects in Northern Sumatra.[2] Bolon houses are made with wood.[1] The house floor is made with boards.[1] The roof is made with rumbia leaves.[2] Bolon houses have no individual rooms, but the space inside is divided.[1] There is space for the house leader, for family meetings, for daughters that have married but have no house of their own, and for the oldest son that has already married.[1] This space is influenced by Batak culture.[2] In ancient times, bolon houses used to be the place where 13 kings of Batak live.[2] Today, only a few bolon houses can be found in North Sumatra.[2]

Ruma Bolon, traditional house of the Batak people
Ruma Bolon in Samosir island.

See also

References
  1. "Rumah Bolon" [Bolon House]. Kebudayaan Indonesia (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  2. "Rumah Bolon – Sumatera Utara". Indonesiaku (in Indonesian). 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
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