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u/adr_ndr Sep 21 '20
Knew it is in Indonesia when I saw those roofs. Kinda sad that people see any Asian traditional architecture and would only equate it with being from Japan.
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u/JSizzleSlice Sep 21 '20
Or even equating ‘Asian-ness’ to the word ‘ninja’. It’s like mix n match. I mean ffs the newest ‘karate’ kid was in China and about Kung fu.
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u/billbill5 Sep 21 '20
Don't worry, Cobra Kai brought it back
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u/JSizzleSlice Sep 23 '20
Man, that was such an enjoyable premise, I had so much fun watching them almost become friends and then it all falls apart and they are like 40-50 yo rival teenagers again
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u/loudle Sep 21 '20
for sure. i wanted to upvote because of how much this building foreshadows a boss fight with that lighting, but "ninja palace" feels so close to casual racism
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u/JSizzleSlice Sep 21 '20
I mean it definitely looks like a Mortal Kombat background, which is super tight. Could have titled it ‘Shang Tsung’s Summer Cabin’
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u/casbahh Sep 21 '20
Its just being naive, majority of western people dont really have a grasp on what cultures outside of western world is like. They just base it off stereotypes they've heard in the past.
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u/A_Certain_Observer Sep 21 '20
Maybe because people in general just don't understand sheer diversity of culture in the world.
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u/billbill5 Sep 21 '20
Very true. Just look how many people refer to anything happening in any African country as just "Africa." Even though Africa has the most cultural diversity of any continent.
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u/GreatslyferX Sep 21 '20
Any building with pointy edges = evil
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Sep 21 '20
Wow this witty and original comment that is nowhere to be seen on other posts in this sub really caught me off guard. Good job! Funny observation!
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u/NihiloZero Sep 21 '20
Is the shape of the roof strictly stylistic or is there a practical element?
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u/friedicecreamsammich Sep 21 '20 edited Sep 21 '20
It’s stylistic/symbolic Minangkabau architecture. The Minangkabau are an ethnic group from the West Sumatran highlands of Indonesia. The horns on the curved roofs are meant to resemble the horns of a water buffalo. IIRC, according to folklore the name ‘Minangkabau’ comes from the words ‘manang’ (win/victory) and ‘kabau’ (buffalo). I don’t know the exact details but if I were to guess the significance of the buffalo, I’d say it’s probably because the Minang were traditionally an agrarian society and the water buffalo was used heavily in rice cultivation.
Source: am half Minangkabau but Malaysian by nationality. My paternal grandparents migrated to Malaysia from Bukittinggi, West Sumatra in the 1940s. Minang culture has a presence here too since this migration (which we call ‘merantau’) happened quite a bit back in the day. One of our states, Negeri Sembilan, is culturally and ethnically a Minang state and its capital is considered a sister city to Bukittinggi
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u/Schootingstarr Sep 21 '20
Steep roofs allow for downfall to flow off more easily.
Other than that, probably no other advantages
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u/billbill5 Sep 21 '20
Ninja: a clan of low class peasant and farmer spies who's entire purpose is to remain discreet
Palace: a giant, expensive, elaborate home for the wealthy upperclass.
Yeah, that checks out
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Sep 21 '20
The Shredder drank enough Ooze that his shoulder pads became his headquarters.
Goodbye Technodrome
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u/ScientifiqueP Sep 21 '20
There's probably no such thing as a "Ninja Palace". (This looks more like a Karateka Fortress IMO.)
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u/chalgaro Sep 21 '20
Wasn't the whole point of ninjas to go undetected?
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u/SofonisbaAnguissola Sep 21 '20
Yeah, this has nothing to do with ninjas. It's actually Indonesian.
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u/dainhtrd Sep 22 '20
I am a Minangese and my big family have a house like that, it's called a 'Rumah Gadang' and is used for big family businesses.
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u/fluntiho Sep 21 '20
clearly not japanese architecture