Abstract
Abstract 
 Pyramid House in Palembang is one of the works of art that is still very interesting to be researched today. The problem raised in this study aims to analyze the cultural message of the Pyramid House in Palembang. The method used is a qualitative method with a case study research design. The data collection techniques include observation, interviews, and document study. The results showed that in the manufacture of the Pyramid house, the main construction of traditional buildings used wood construction and a stilt system. The foundation used the construction of piles, the walls used boards, the roof used a leaf or shingle roof. The core parts consisted of the roof of the house, the door, the window, the stairs, and the floor of the house. In general, the typical architectural form of the Pyramid House, namely, the roof was shaped like a severed pyramid. Besides, the uniqueness of the house located in its multi-storey shape (kijing) and the walls were made of wood shaped like planks. Then related to the house name Pyramid, it contained two special meanings, namely, Five and Gold. The word five means the number five, while gold means the precious metal of great value. This is also a symbol of the function of the Pyramid house.
Highlights
Pyramid house is a typical building of Palembang community leaders (Patih, Regent, Adipati, and Prince) in the area where they were in power (Siswanto, 1997: 3)
This phenomenon is found in the construction of traditional Pyramid house buildings, the main thing is the use of wood construction and a stilt system
The same thing was reinforced by the opinion of Kemas who stated that: Many of the original pyramid houses are located on the banks of the Musi river, which has long size in the Palembang city
Summary
Pyramid house is a typical building of Palembang community leaders (Patih, Regent, Adipati, and Prince) in the area where they were in power (Siswanto, 1997: 3). S & Anwar (2016) explains that from the data obtained, most of the motifs used in carvings were flora motifs. All of these motives described the life or manners of the Palembang community, as conveyed by Tondi. S. Y (2018) wrote in his writing that besides being famous for its architectural form, this traditional house had a distinctive form of ornament which had philosophical meaning and value. Y (2018) wrote in his writing that besides being famous for its architectural form, this traditional house had a distinctive form of ornament which had philosophical meaning and value These ornaments were symbols of the habits and customs of the Palembang community. As Kurniawan (2017: 102) explains that cultural identity is one of the fundamental elements that every individual or group in community, this is related to identity or identification for a person, group, region, even country
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