 are also works written in and about Indonesia in unrelated languages. There are several languages and several distinct but related literary traditions within the geographical boundaries of the modern nation of Indonesia. For example, the island of Java has its own Javanese pre-national cultural and literary history. There are also Sundanese, Balinese, and Batak or Madurese traditions. Indonesia also has a colonial history of Dutch, British and Japanese occupation, as well as a history of Islamic influence that brought its own texts, linguistic and literary influences. There is also an oral literature tradition in the area.

The phrase Indonesian literature is used in this article to refer to Indonesian as written in the nation of Indonesia, but also covers literature written in an earlier form of the Indonesian language i.e. Malay language written in the Dutch East Indies.

Architecture 

The Architecture of Indonesia reflects the diversity of cultural, historical and geographic influences that have shaped Indonesia as a whole. Invaders, colonizers, missionaries, merchants and traders brought cultural changes that had a profound effect on building styles and techniques.

Traditionally, the most significant foreign influence has been Indian. However, Chinese, Arab, and European influences have also played significant roles in shaping Indonesian architecture. Religious architecture varies from indigenous forms to mosques, temples, and churches. The sultans and other rulers built palaces. There is a substantial legacy of colonial architecture in Indonesian cities. Independent Indonesia has seen the development of new paradigms for postmodern and contemporary architecture.

Cuisine 

Indonesian cuisine is one of the most vibrant and colourful cuisines in the world, full of intense flavor. It is diverse, in part because Indonesia is composed of approximately 6,000 populated islands of the total 18,000 in the world's largest archipelago, with more than 300 ethnic groups calling Indonesia their home. Many regional cuisines exist, often based upon indigenous culture and foreign influences. Indonesia has around 5,350 traditional recipes, with 30 of them considered the most important.

Indonesian cuisine varies greatly by region and has many different influences. Sumatran cuisine, for example, often has Middle Eastern and Indian influences, featuring curried meat and vegetables such as gulai and kari, while Javanese cuisine is mostly indigenous, with some hint of Chinese influence. The cuisines of Eastern Indonesia are similar to Polynesian and Melanesian cuisine. Elements of Chinese cuisine can be seen in Indonesian cuisine: foods such as
are also works written in and about Indonesia in unrelated languages. There be respective languages and several discrete but related literary custom within the geographical boundaries of the advanced state of Indonesia. For example, the island of Java has its own Javanese pre - national cultural and literary history. There are also Sundanese, Balinese, and Batak or Madurese custom. Indonesia also has a colonial history of Dutch, British and Japanese occupation, equally well as a history of Islamic influence that brought its own texts, linguistic and literary influences. There is also an oral literature tradition in the sphere. 

 The phrase Indonesian literature is used in this article to refer to Indonesian as write in the nation of Indonesia, but also report literature write in an earlier form of the Indonesian language i.e. Malay language written in the Dutch East Indies. 

 Architecture 

 The Architecture of Indonesia reflect the diversity of cultural, historical and geographic influences that have shaped Indonesia as a whole. Invaders, colonizers, missionaries, merchants and traders brought cultural changes that had a profound effect on building styles and techniques. 

 Traditionally, the most meaning alien influence has been Indian. However, Chinese, Arab, and European influences have besides play meaning roles in shaping Indonesian architecture. Religious architecture varies from indigenous forms to mosques, temple, and churches. The sultans and other rulers built palaces. There be a substantial legacy of colonial architecture in Indonesian cities. Independent Indonesia has seen the development of fresh paradigms for postmodern and contemporary architecture. 

 Cuisine 

 Indonesian cuisine is one of the most vibrant and colorful cuisines in the world, full of acute flavor. It is divers, in part because Indonesia is composed of approximately 6,000 populated islands of the total 18,000 in the world's large archipelago, with more than 300 ethnic groups call Indonesia their home. Many regional cuisine exist, often based upon indigenous culture and extraneous influences. Indonesia has around 5,350 traditional recipes, with 30 of them considered the most significant. 

 Indonesian cuisine varies greatly by area and has many different influences. Sumatran cuisine, for example, much have Middle Eastern and Indian influences, sport curried meat and vegetable such as gulai and kari, while Javanese cuisine is mostly indigenous, with some hint of taiwanese influence. The cuisines of Eastern Indonesia are similar to Polynesian and Melanesian cuisine. Elements of Chinese cuisine can be seen in Indonesian cuisine: foods such as
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Architecture 

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Vuisine 

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are also works written in and about unrelated There are languages and several within geographical boundaries of modern nation of For example, the island of Java its own Javanese pre-national cultural and literary history. There are also Sundanese, Balinese, Batak or Madurese traditions. Indonesia also has a colonial history of Dutch, British Japanese as as history of Islamic influence that brought its own texts, linguistic and literary influences. There is also oral literature tradition in the area. The phrase literature is used in article to refer to Indonesian written the nation Indonesia, also literature written in earlier form of the Indonesian language i.e. Malay language written in the Dutch East Indies. Architecture The of Indonesia diversity of historical geographic that have shaped a whole. Invaders, colonizers, missionaries, merchants cultural changes that had a profound effect on styles and Traditionally, the most significant foreign influence been Indian. However, Chinese, Arab, and European influences also played significant roles in shaping Indonesian architecture. Religious architecture varies from indigenous forms to and churches. The sultans other rulers built There a legacy colonial architecture Indonesian cities. Independent Indonesia has seen the development of new paradigms postmodern and contemporary architecture. Cuisine Indonesian cuisine is one of vibrant colourful cuisines in world, full of intense It diverse, in part because composed approximately of total in the world's largest with more than 300 ethnic calling Indonesia their home. based upon indigenous culture and foreign influences. Indonesia around 5,350 traditional recipes, with 30 of considered the most important. Indonesian cuisine varies greatly by region and has different influences. for example, often has Middle Eastern and Indian featuring curried meat and such as gulai and kari, while Javanese cuisine is indigenous, some hint Chinese influence. The of Eastern Indonesia similar to Polynesian cuisine. Elements Chinese can Indonesian cuisine: foods such as
 are also works written in and aBout IndoneSia in UnrElaTeD lanGuagEs. There are seveRAl laNguages and several distiNct buT rELateD LiTerarY traditIOnS WIthIn ThE geOgRApHical BouNdaries Of the moderN naTiOn of IndonesiA. foR example, thE isLand of Java haS itS own JaVaNesE Pre-naTioNal cuLtural ANd liteRary histoRy. tHere arE Also SunDANeSe, BaLinese, and Batak or MADuREse traditions. INdonesIa ALsO HAs a ColOnial histoRy Of DutCH, BritisH AnD jAPanESe occupation, aS well as a hisTOry Of IslaMiC inFLuence That bRoUGht Its own texts, LingUistic and LiteraRY influeNCes. TherE is alsO an OraL litERaTuRe tRaDItiON iN thE AreA.

The phraSe inDonesIan lITERAturE is Used In thiS article to refEr tO IndONesIan as WrittEn in ThE natiOn of InDonesIa, But also covers liTeraTure writtEn iN aN eaRlIer foRM of the indOneSian lanGuage i.e. mAlaY lANGUaGe written in the DutcH EAST INdies.

ArcHitectURe 

thE architecTuRe oF IndONEsia rEfleCTs The diverSity of CUlTuRal, histOrIcal anD gEogRapHic inFLuenCes thaT have shaPed InDOnesia as a whole. iNvaders, coloniZErS, MIsSIonaRieS, merchants aNd trADers BrouGHt CulTUral cHangeS tHAt HAd a profound effect on BuIlding StyleS and techniqueS.

TraditionALLY, the most SignIFiCAnt foreign inflUence Has been IndIAn. HoweveR, ChinEse, Arab, aNd EuropeaN INfluenceS haVe aLso PlaYED sIgnificant rolES In shApIng IndoNesIan archIteCtuRe. REliGiOus architEcture vaRiEs FrOm IndIgenoUS forms to MoSquEs, TemPles, aND churcHes. ThE sulTaNs ANd oTher rulERs BUIlt pAlAcEs. ThEre Is A subsTantIAl lEgacy of Colonial aRchITectUrE iN IndoneSian cities. IndEpEndent IndoNeSia Has seeN THe develoPment of new paradigms for pOStmoderN anD contEmpoRary archiTecTure.

CuIsiNE 

IndonEsian cUisinE iS onE OF the mOST vIbrAnT and colourFUL cuIsineS iN the World, fuLl of intense flavor. IT Is dIverse, in part bEcaUse INDOnEsiA Is COmpOsED of APProximately 6,000 popuLated islanDs OF tHe total 18,000 in tHE woRlD's largeSt archiPelagO, With morE than 300 ethnIc groups cAlLing iNDonEsia their hOme. Many rEgional cuISines EXiSt, oftEn bAsed upOn IndIgenoUs cultURe aNd forEign inFlUences. indonEsIa has aroUnd 5,350 traditional recipes, wiTh 30 of thEm conSidEred the moSt iMPorTant.

IndonEsiaN cuisine vaRieS grEatly By rEGion aNd haS MaNy dIFfereNt inFLuences. SuMAtRan CUIsIne, for exampLE, OFteN has MIddLE EasteRn anD Indian influences, FEaturing currieD meaT ANd vEgeTAbleS sUch as gulai and kAri, WhILE JavanesE cUisine is mosTly indigEnOUs, witH some hInt of CHinese iNFLuENce. The CuisIneS of EasterN InDoNEsia are SiMiLAr to PoLyneSiAn and MElanesIAn cuISIne. Elements of ChiNese cUISine cAN be Seen iN INdonesiAN cuiSine: foods sUch as
 are also works written in  and about  Indo nes iain  unr elat ed languages.T here  are several languages  andse v eral di stinc t but r e la t e d l it er ary  t r ad ition s w ithin t he geograp hic al  boundarieso fthe modern  na tion of Indo nes ia. Fo rexa m ple,the  isla nd ofJ ava ha s its own  J a vanese pre-nat i o na l cu ltural and litera r yh istory. Thereare al so Su n d ane se,  Balinese,  a nd Ba t ak or M a du r e s e t r aditions. Ind onesia also has  a col on ial histor y ofDu t ch,  British an d Ja panese oc cupati o n, as w e ll as a  histo ryofIsla m ic  i nfl ue n cet ha t b r oug ht its o wn  t exts,  lin g u i s ticand  lit erary  influences.The re i s  al so an  oral  lit er ature  tradi tionin  the area.

The  phr ase Indon esi an  li te ratur e  is us edinthis ar ticle t o  re fe r t oIndonesian as writ te n in  the nat ion of In do n esia, bu tals o co v e rs li tera t ur e writte n in a n  e ar lier fo rm  of th eInd one sianl angu age i. e. Malay  lang u age written in the Dutch Eas t  I n d ie s .

A rch itecture 
TheA rchi tect u re  of Indon esiare f le c ts the diversity of  c ultura l, hi storical andgeographic i n fluences  tha t  h a ve shaped Indo nesia  as a whol e . Invade rs, c olonizer s, missio n a ries, me rch ant s a ndt r ad ers brought c u l tura lchanges  th at hada p rof oun d e ff ect on bu ilding s ty le san d t echni q ues.

Tr ad iti on all y, th e  mostsigni fica nt  f o rei gn infl u en c e  has  b ee n In dia n.  Howe ver, Chi nese, A rab, andEur o pean  i nf luences  have also pl ay ed signifi ca ntrolesi n  shaping  Indonesian architectur e . Relig iou s arc hite cture var ies  fromind i genous  forms  to m os que s ,  temp l e s,  an dchurches.T h e s ultan sandother r ulers built palace s . T here is a sub sta ntia l le gac y  o f  co lo n ial a rchitecture inIndonesian  c i ti es. Indepe n den tIndones ia hasseent he deve lopment o f new par ad igms f orpostmodern  and con temporary archi t ec ture. 

C uisine  
In dones ian cu i sin e isone of  t he mos t vib ra nt and c olourful cuisines in th e worl d, fu llof intens e f l avo r. It isdive rse, in pa rtbec auseInd o nesia  isc om pos e d ofappr o ximately6 ,0 00p o pu lated islan d s ofthe t ota l  18,00 0 in  the world's larg e st archipelago , wi t h  mo ret han30 0 ethnic group s c al l i ng Indon es ia their ho me. Many  r e giona l cuis ines e xist, o f t en basedupon  in digenouscul tu r e and f or ei g n infl uenc es . Indo nesiah as a r o und 5,350 tradit ional r ecipe s , w ith 3 0of them cons idered the  most impor tant.
Ind onesi an cuis in e vari esgr eatly by r e gion andhas m any dif fe rent  in fluenc es.S u matra n cu is ine , for exa m p le ,  o ft e n h as M iddle  E aste rn and In d ian infl uen c es, fea tu rin g currie d  m e a t and vege tab les s u c h as gulai andk ar i , whi le Jav anesecuisine ismo stly in dig e n ous, with  some hin t  of  C hine se influ en ce.Th e c ui sines of Easter n Indone sia ares i milartoP olyn e sian a nd  Melanesiancuisi ne .  Elemen t s  of  Chines e  cu isi necanbeseen in Indonesian cuisine: f oods  such as
 are_also works_written in and about_Indonesia in_unrelated_languages. There_are_several languages and_several distinct but_related literary traditions within_the geographical boundaries_of_the modern nation of Indonesia. For example, the island of Java has its own_Javanese_pre-national cultural_and_literary_history. There are also Sundanese,_Balinese, and Batak or Madurese_traditions. Indonesia_also has a colonial history of Dutch, British_and_Japanese occupation, as_well as a history of Islamic influence that brought_its own texts, linguistic and literary_influences. There is_also_an_oral literature tradition in_the area.

The phrase Indonesian literature is_used in this article to refer_to Indonesian as written in the nation_of Indonesia, but also covers literature_written in an earlier form_of the_Indonesian language i.e. Malay language_written in the_Dutch East_Indies.

Architecture 

The Architecture_of Indonesia reflects the diversity of_cultural, historical and_geographic influences that have shaped Indonesia_as_a whole. Invaders,_colonizers,_missionaries,_merchants and_traders brought cultural_changes_that had_a_profound effect on building styles and_techniques.

Traditionally,_the most significant foreign influence has been_Indian. However, Chinese, Arab,_and_European influences have also_played significant roles in shaping_Indonesian architecture. Religious architecture varies from_indigenous forms_to mosques,_temples, and churches. The sultans and other rulers built palaces. There_is a substantial legacy of colonial_architecture in Indonesian cities._Independent Indonesia_has_seen the development_of_new paradigms_for postmodern and contemporary architecture.

Cuisine 

Indonesian cuisine_is one_of the most vibrant and colourful_cuisines in the world,_full_of intense flavor. It is diverse,_in part because Indonesia is composed_of approximately 6,000 populated islands_of_the_total 18,000 in the world's_largest archipelago, with more than 300_ethnic groups calling_Indonesia their home. Many regional cuisines exist,_often_based upon indigenous culture and foreign_influences._Indonesia has around 5,350 traditional recipes,_with_30_of them considered the most_important.

Indonesian cuisine varies greatly by region_and has many different influences. Sumatran cuisine, for example,_often has Middle_Eastern and Indian influences, featuring_curried_meat_and vegetables such as gulai and kari, while Javanese cuisine_is mostly_indigenous, with some_hint of Chinese influence. The cuisines of Eastern Indonesia are_similar to Polynesian and Melanesian cuisine. Elements_of Chinese cuisine can be seen in Indonesian cuisine: foods such_as