Jam Gadang Bukittinggi

JAM GADANG 

Jam Gadang  is a clock tower which is a landmark of Bukittinggi and West Sumatra province in Indonesia. The symbol is also typical of West Sumatra has a story and is unique because of the decades old. Jam Gadang name given by the Minangkabau to the clock tower building, because it has a clock tower that “large sieve".Machine Jam Gadang is believed there are only two in the world. The twins of course that is currently installed at the Big Ben, England. Machine manually working the upstream, Forman (a famous nobleman) Brixlion named.

Jam Gadang built in 1926 by architect Yazid Sutan Gigi Ameh. Laying of the first hour is done first son Rook Maker that moment still 6 years old. At the time the Dutch round the clock and on it stands a rooster statue, whereas in the Japanese occupation, shaped pagoda. At the time of independence, changing its shape longer a custom home ornaments Minangkabau.

Diameter size of this clock is 80 cm, with a basic plan of 13x4 meters while the height of 26 meters. Construction of the Clock Tower which is said to have a total cost of construction of 3,000 Gulden's, eventually became landmarks or the emblem of the city of Bukittinggi.