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Javanese traditional houses are called Joglo houses. This traditional house used to be only
owned by nobles, kings and noble people. Joglo house has its own uniqueness compared to other
traditional houses. The house for the Javanese is not just a place to live, but also a symbolic unit
for its owner. That way, the position of the house is a reflection of the personality and life of its
inhabitants. Analyzing traditional Javanese houses is the same as discussing Javanese people and
their culture as a whole. The structure of the Javanese house building is a spatial arrangement,
which reflects a typical building such as the pendhapa, pringgitan, dalem, kitchen, gandhok, and
gadri. The relationship between these structures is a structure whose manifestation process is
strongly influenced by Javanese mythology and cosmology. This means that a traditional Javanese
house is not just a place for shelter (practical function), but is also interpreted as a form of
embodiment of ideals and views of life or a symbolic function.

Historical Relics

The Javanese have traditional weapons that are very well known by many people. The
typical weapon used by the Javanese is a dagger. The keris is a very important heirloom which is
also believed to have supernatural powers. Keris is made by Mpu who are forged and given spells.
One of the legendary kris is the Mpu Gandring kris in Ken Arok's story.

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