Rangkiang

Rangkiang patah sembilan, the rangkiang of the Pagaruyung Palace

Rangkiang (also lumbuang)[1] is a granary or rice barn that the Minangkabau people used to keep rice in. The rangkiang is a distinctive feature of Minangkabau architecture. The structure is traditionally found in the courtyard of a rumah gadang, the traditional house of Minangkabau people.

  1. ^ Dr. Edwin 2006, p. 153.