Rabu, 12 Agustus 2009

History of Jam Gadang in Bukit Tinggi , West Sumatera


Jam Gadang Bukittinggi is a landmark of the city and the province of West Sumatra in Indonesia. Symbols typical of West Sumatra is also has a unique story and because he is already tens of years.Jam Gadang built in 1926 by architect Yazin and Sutan Gigi Ameh. Laying the first stone this day is done, son Rook Maker is the first time was still the age of 6 years. Jam is a gift from the Queen of the Netherlands to Controleur (City Secretary).

Special symbols and Bukittinggi West Sumatra has a unique story and journey in history. This can be from the ornaments on the Jam Gadang. In the Dutch colonial period, this clock-shaped ornament, and rounded on top of standing rooster statue.

During the Japanese occupation, hours turned into jewelry pagoda. While in the period after independence, ornamennya shape changed with the return of gonjong traditional Minangkabau house.

The numbers on the day also has its own uniqueness. Figures on the number four is usually written with the Roman IV, but in Jam Gadang with show IIII.

from tower of Jam Gadang, the tourists can see a panorama of the city of Bukittinggi consists of hills, valleys, and building a line in the middle of my city to be missed.

Built entirely at the cost of reaching 3000 Gulden with the adjustments and renovations from time to time. Era when the Netherlands was first built and the roof-shaped and rounded chicken statue stands above jantan.Sedangkan when the Japanese changed again with a pagoda-shaped, and after the independence of the changes to traditional Minangkabau house.

Every day hundreds of people tried in the location Jam Gadang. There is a photographer amatiran, which sells a balloon, and even find auto loads (public) to be taken to other tourist locations in Bukittinggi.

"Jam Gadang this always brings a blessing to us every day to work as a fitter and seller balloon photos here. That's why this is a day of pomp Minang hours," said Afrizal, one of the amateur photographer around the clock Gadang.

To reach this location, the tourists can use the land line. From the city of Padang to Bukittinggi, travel can be more or less during the 2 hour trip using public transport. After reaching the city Bukittinggi, travel can be resumed by using the city's transportation to the location Jam Gadang.



More About Jam Gadang:

Glance, may not have the rarity of hours at 26 meters is. Moreover, if kept in shape, because the clock only Gadang rounded shape with a diameter of 80 centimeters, in the basement crutch
basic measuring 13 x 4 meters, like a monument or monuments. Because of the size the other day from this habit, it is very suitable as the Jam Gadang which means big day.

Do not even have the odd thing when I saw a number of Roman Clock Gadang. But try again more carefully in the Roman number four. Have seen something that appears to deviate from the grip. Properly, write the number four with the Roman symbol IV. But at the time Gadang even made into a number of row four (IIII). Writing a patron outside the roman numerals are to be covered at this time is still a mystery.

But unique, anomaly in the number of clock Gadang even create a more "challenging" and mark each move of the (accident) and find out memperhatikannya. Even more unique, sometimes appears a question whether this old and ancient patron or errors and or or
another. From a variety of information in the community, the number four is the odd interpret as a number of victims who become tumbal during development. Or imply that there are, four carpenters workers making Jam Gadang died hours after the finish. Also reasonable, because the days are made from materials of white cement mixed egg white.

If there are errors when examined score IV, of course there is still the possibility of aligning the list of mysteries. But at least it seems to be necessary.
Hours as a gift from the Queen of the Netherlands to controleur (secretary of the city), and created hours of expert uncle Sam United States, the possibility of error is very small. But leave it a mystery with many confidential.

However, that should be more, engine clock Gadang also believed there are only two in the world. Kembarannya of course that is currently installed on the Big Ben, UK. Machines that work manually by the author, Forman (majordomo famous) name Brixlion.

Now back to the Roman number four, is making the number four is the odd number by the author, who also does not have to know. But that also should note that this time Gadang laying the first stone made by a child aged six years old, son
Rook first controleur Maker who served in the Netherlands when it Bukittinggi.

While still in the Dutch colonial period, the peak time Gadang megahnya connected with the statue of a rooster. However, when the Netherlands and less turnover kolonialis occurred in Indonesia to Japan, the top is replaced with the form of a pagoda. Furthermore when the period of independence, the top of the pagoda-style roof was replaced derived bagonjong traditional Minangkabau house





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