Author:
Widya Rosanti
Icon Big Ben not only exist in England,
but Indonesia also have it. While in England called Big Ben, in Indonesia,
placed in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, well known with Jam Gadang. It was
constructed on 1926 by architect named Yazin and Sutan Gigi Ameh, whether
this Indonesian big ben become a symbol in this province.
Staring Jam Gadang at glance, will
not find any peculiarity to this building with height 26 m. The form is
circle with diameter 80 cm and the monument is 13x4 m. It uses roman figure
starting from I, II, III but for the next figure written IIII not common
roman figure IV and being normal for the next figure written until XII.
Staring Jam Gadang at
glance, will not find any peculiarity to this building with height 26 m. The
form is circle with diameter 80 cm and the monument is 13x4 m. It uses roman
figure starting from I, II, III but for the next figure written IIII not
common roman figure IV and being normal for the next figure written until
XII.
Based the story around the society, figure four made out by line figure
meant to show the total victims (4 persons) died whether constructing the
building. The possibility to be wrong for roman figure written is not
acceptable because jam gadang was made out by clock expert in USA.
The machine of jam gadang is believed only exist 2 machine in the world,
which other machine was installed on Big Ben, England. It was created by
England aristocratic Forman, then named Brixlion.
Long ago at Dutch colonization, on the top monument was installed a cock
statue but at Japanese colonization substituted become temple ornament.
Substitution after Japanese colonization by installing rumah gadang (Gadang
House) and become icon in Bukittinggi, West Sumatera.
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