BAELEO THE TRADITIONAL HOUSE MALUKU

Maluku has one of the most interesting and outstanding immediately apparent when you arrive in embarrassment, this building is a building that is different from most of the houses in this Moluccas. The building is usually larger in size, built with materials that are better, and more decorated with ornaments. Therefore, the building usually is also a major markers (landmarks) kampung or village concerned, in addition to mosques or churches. The building is a traditional house that serves as a storage place sacred objects, ceremonial places, and where all citizens gathered to discuss the problems they face. In Maluku, referred to as "Baileo", literally it means "hall". Baileo Maluku use the term "Baileo" as the name suggests, because it is intended as a "hall with" people's organizations and the local indigenous community to discuss various issues they face and seek solutions.

Pamali stone, a large stone where the offerings laid at the door of a building in the Moluccas is a sign that the building is the Hall of Peoples. Baileu or Balai Adat main building is at the Pavilion. Nine columns on the front and rear, and five poles on the left and right is the symbol of Shiva Five, a symbol of fellowship villages in the Moluccas which have existed centuries ago.

In introducing the area featuring buildings and houses Bailem Latu or king's house. Acting as Head sreitek is customary throughout the Moluccas, and was built in 1974 and inaugurated its use on April 17, 1975. Bailem building is the only building that describes the cultural heritage Siwa-five, because that was chosen as the building that can represent the province of Maluku. In addition to these traditional buildings, the pavilion Maluku equipped with two statues of Martha Christina Tiahahu heroine and hero statue Pattimura or Thomas Matulessy, depicting a garden pond Maluku sea, and statues of processing sago.

Bailem building as the original main building no walls and a house on stilts, high above the floor surface. Unisex bailem a cement floor in stone and Bailen is flush with the ground floor. Among the three kinds of Bailen is the most common and most typical is that the floor is built on pilings. Number of poles represents the number of clans in the village. Bailen is not walled contain mean spirits of their ancestors freely in and out of the building. Bailen floor height is being made is so that the position of the dwelling ancestral spirits are higher than the standing of the people in the village. Besides the people will know that the deliberations took place from the outside inward and from bottom to top.

In front of Bailen near the entrance and there beilen pamali that serves as a place of sacrifice and pamali as a storage chamber or a place to put stuff yagn considered sacred ceremony held at the time. Bailen form at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah is the last form of Bailen or a new melambngkan unity or alliance between two major clans in the Moluccas and Pata Pata Siwa Lima. This represents the amount at stake Bailen in the front and rear number 9 is the same as students and left and right side of the same amount to 5 by five. Final word mampunyai Siwa five new meaning is: We all have become a symbol of unity and the Moluccas.

Bailen is a function of deliberation and a meeting place for people with the council as saniri country, the Council of Indigenous and others. So the democratic system has been known by the people since the first five-Siwa. Which may be stored in Bailen form objects that are considered sacred and there is a relationship with the traditional ceremonies. In addition, there is one or deliberation between the people and saniri neheri and indigenous elders.

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