House Gadang

House Gadang or House Godang is the name for a traditional house of Minangkabau traditional house and lot in encounter in West Sumatra province, Indonesia. The house is also known by other names by the local people with the name Bagonjong house or there is also a mention by name Baanjung house.

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Jam Gadang

Gadang clock built in 1926 as a gift from the Queen of the Netherlands to Rook Maker, secretary or controleur Fort de Kock (now the city of Bukittinggi) during the reign of India-Netherlands. The architecture of the clock tower was designed by Sutan Yazin Teeth Ameh, while laying the first stone done by first son Rook Maker which at the time was still 6 years old.

Development Hours cost Gadang spend around 3,000 Gulden, who belong fantastic cost to measure time. Up since developed and since diresmikannya clock tower has become the center of attention of every person. It was also the result of Jam Gadang then be used as markers or landmarks and zero point of Bukittinggi.

Since its establishment, the clock tower has undergone three changes to the roof shape.

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Suku Minangkabau

Received from the legend for generations, telling that their ancestors were descendants of Alexander the Great. Even legend is not organized, systematic and more to legend than fact, and tends to a literature that already belong to many communities. However, the story of this little legend substantially comparable to that Salatin Sulalatus also tells how the Minangkabau sent his representative to ask Sang Sapurba one of the descendants of Alexander is to be their king.And Jakarta are part of the community Deutro Melayu (Malay Youth) which migrate from the mainland to the island of Sumatra South China around 2500-2000 years ago. Partly this society groups in the east of the island of Sumatra, along the Kampar river flow reaches a plateau called darek and become the hometown of Minangkabau.

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