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Jam Gadang ( Gadang clock tower) is a day which is a symbol of the city land and Bukittinggi in West Sumatra province of Indonesia. Symbol typical of West Sumatra is also has a unique story and because he is already tens of year.

Jam Gadang built in 1926 by architect Yazid Sutan Gigi Ameh. Laying the first stone this day is done, son Rook Maker is the time was still the age of 6 years. Jam is a gift from the Queen of the Netherlands to Controleur ( City Secretary). In the Dutch colonial period, this clock shapped and rounden at the top of the statue standing rooster, while the Japanese accupation, shaped pagoda. At the time of independence, changing shape to become more traditional Minangkabau house ornaments.

Diameter size of this clock is 80 cm, with a basic sketch 13x4 meters while 26 meter high, Jam Gadang development seems to spend a total cost of this 3000 Gulden, markah land eventually became the symbol of the Bukittinggi. There are unique from the numbers in the Roman Gadang this time. When writing letters in the Roman usually number sex is VI, VII is number seven and nunber eight is VIII, Jam Gadang write this number with four symbols IIII (usually IV).