History of the Clock Tower

 History of the Clock Tower

Clock Tower is a clock tower which is a city landmark and Bukittinggi in West Sumatra province in Indonesia. The symbol is also typical of West Sumatra has a unique story because of his age and already tens of years.
Clock Tower was built in 1926 by architect Yazid Sutan Gigi Ameh. Laying the first stone at this do Rook Maker's first son who was then aged 6 years. This clock is a gift from the Queen of the Netherlands to Controleur
(City Secretary). In the Dutch colonial period, this clock is round and on it stands a statue of a rooster, while the Japanese occupation period, shaped pagoda. At the time of independence, the shape changed again into ornaments Minangkabau traditional house.

The size of this clock diameter is 80 cm, with ground-plan 13x4 meters while the height 26 meters. Development of the Clock Tower which is said to spend a total cost of construction of about 3,000 this Gulden, eventually becoming landmarks or symbols of the town of Bukittinggi. There is the uniqueness of Roman figures at the Clock Tower this. When the writing of Roman letters are usually in number six is VI, VII and number seven is the number eight is VIII, the Clock Tower is to write the number four with symbol IIII (usually IV)