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One of our favourite buildings is in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. The building is magnificent. I would be surprised if there was anything else like it in the world. We like the idea that the nicest buildings in the world are unique, regardless of their size. Like trees and humans, no two are alike.<\/p>\n

Can you guess the name of the building? I\u2019ll give you a hint: it\u2019s a mollusc. Give up? It\u2019s called the Golden Snail.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an IMAX theatre located in a park east of Jakarta. The park is a microcosm of Indonesian architecture. With its hundreds of islands dispersed throughout the sea, Indonesia has quite varied architecture.<\/p>\n

The design isn\u2019t the building\u2019s only characteristic. The architect who designed it was inspired by a famous Indonesian legend: Keong Emas, which means golden snail in Indonesian.<\/p>\n

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Source : Photo Arry F Firdaus (Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A jealous king falls in love with a prince\u2019s wife and kidnaps her. The god Batara Narada pities the poor woman and turns her into a golden snail. The god asks the snail to follow a river in order to find the princess\u2019s husband.
\nA widow fishing along the river sees the snail and brings it home as a pet. She puts the snail in a vase.
\nThe snail brings her luck. When she gets back from her daily fishing, the widow sees wonderful dishes on the table, the housework done and other surprises. It\u2019s like that day after day. Her good fortune continues.
\nCurious to find out who is behind all of this, one day she pretends to go to the river, but quickly runs back, hugging the outside wall of the house. She peers in through a crack. She sees a beautiful princess come out of the vase and do all the work. The widow runs into the house, shatters the vase and makes the princess her daughter.
\nTravelling from village to village to find his love, the prince ends up at the widow\u2019s house and finds his wife. The couple returns to their kingdom, bringing the widow with them.
\nIn a second version, the princess is turned into a golden snail by a witch who wanted to steal her husband.
\nIn a third version, the princess tripped on the snail and broke its shell. That\u2019s when the bad luck begins. This legend is part of the folklore of the island of Java.
\nIs there a building in Quebec whose architecture was inspired by a Quebec legend?<\/p>\n

\n(Source: Wikipedia)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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