The beauty of cultural attractions Pagaruyung palace, West Sumatra

Istano Pagaruyung located in Nagari Pagaruyung District of the Golden Horn with a distance of about 5 kilometers from the city Batusanggkar. While the capital of West Sumatra province is about 105 kilometers. Istano Pagaruyung a mainstay attraction Tanah Datar. In addition, Istano Pagaruyung also one of the "icons" Sumatra tourism Barat.Bangunan Pagaruyung palace is shaped custom home Minang or often known as "the sieve" with a very large size and buffalo horn-shaped roof is curved tapered upwards.

This building consists of 11 gonjong, 72 milestones, and 3 floors. The exterior and interior is equipped with a variety of carvings that every form and color engravings have the history and philosophy of Minangkabau culture. While in the living room exhibited a variety of historical objects such as ceramics Pagaruyung royal heritage and handicraft objects from Minang. Interestingly, all the milestones that support these buildings made ​​oblique course somewhat at odds with the existing architectural theory but does not reduce the robustness of the building itself. Moreover, in the yard, the building is also equipped with a palace mosque building, "rangkiang" (which serves as a place to store the crops), as well as "tabuah" (to call residents).