Sunday, November 15, 2009
Jam Gadang is the name for a clock tower situated in the heart of Bukittinggi, West Sumatra Province Of Indonesia . Jam Gadang is the name given to the Minangkabau people's. Jam Gadang building, because it's was a "large sieve", or "Gadang(Large)" (Jam Gadang = clock; "Gadang" means big in Minangkabau language).So phenomenal building Jam Gadang is called theJam Gadang built at the time, so since the establishment of the Jam Gadang has become the center of everyone's attention. It also resulted in the Jam Gadang used as marker or landmark of Bukittinggi and also as one of the icons of West Sumatra province.
Jam Gadang built in 1926 by architect Yazid Sutan Gigi Ameh. This hour is a gift from the Dutch Queen to Rook Maker, controller (City Secretary) Bukittinggi in the former Dutch East Indies Government. The first stone laying of this clock is the first son Maker Rook who was then 6 years old.
The basic plan (footprint of the building follows the steps overlooking the Upper Market) from the Jam Gadang is 13x4 meters, 26 meters high while the.
This moves the Jam Gadang is mechanically and consists of four hours / four-face clock that faced the four cardinal directions at each clock face with a diameter of 80 cm.
This Jam Gadang has undergone several changes in the peak shape. At the beginning of this Jam Gadang is round and on it stands a statue of a rooster. As in colonial Indonesia, the Japanese occupation government to change it into the top of pagoda-shaped. At the time of independence, the shape changed again into Minangkabau traditional house ornament.
Development of the Jam Gadang is said to spend a total of 3000 Gulden development costs, costs that are categorized as fantastic for the size of the time. But it paid off with the famous Jam Gadang is a landmark and a symbol or icon of Bukittinggi. Jam Gadang is also set as the zero point of Bukittinggi.
There is a uniqueness of Roman numerals on the face of this Jam Gadang. When writing usually include a Roman numeral symbol "IV" to symbolize the number four Roman, the Jam Gadang are four roman numbers marked with the symbol "IIII" (generally IV).
From http://id.wikipedia.org
Development of the Jam Gadang is said to spend a total of 3000 Gulden development costs, costs that are categorized as fantastic for the size of the time. But it paid off with the famous Jam Gadang is a landmark and a symbol or icon of Bukittinggi. Jam Gadang is also set as the zero point of Bukittinggi.
There is a uniqueness of Roman numerals on the face of this Jam Gadang. When writing usually include a Roman numeral symbol "IV" to symbolize the number four Roman, the Jam Gadang are four roman numbers marked with the symbol "IIII" (generally IV).
From http://id.wikipedia.org