Symbolism and decoratonin Rong houses among ethnic communitesin Vietnam

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Symbolism plays an important role in the development of architecture across all historical periods. Symbols express the values and power of buildings through architectural details, building form, and decoraton; they reflect the role of architecture within the community and consttute some of the most signifcant intangible values of architectural heritage today. The Rong house in the Central Highlands of Tay Nguyen represents a distnctve architectural form of ethnic minority communites and is regarded as one of the most valuable examples of vernacular architectural heritage in Vietnam. The Rong house serves as the center of communal life and actvites. Historically, Rong houses were multfunctonal structures and became prototypes for other types of communal buildings. Ethnic minority communites in Tay Nguyen have been less influenced by modern life and contnue to preserve important traditonal elements. Every decoratve detail, spatal organizaton, and building form embodies philosophical and cosmological meanings, representng valuable cultural assets within the diverse cultural landscape of contemporary Vietnam