Thursday, February 23, 2017

Jam Gadang, Bukit Tinggi

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Pagi Sabtu 28 Januari 2017 kami pergi melihat Jam Gadang, satu bangunan ikonik di Bukit Tinggi.
Satuday morning 28th January 2017 we went to have a look at the Jam Gadang, an iconic building of Bukit Tinggi.


Jam Gadang bermaksud "Jam Besar", Bagi penduduk sini ia serupa menara jam besar Big Ben di London yang sangat terkenal itu.
Jam Gadang means "The big clock". For locals it is like the big clock tower of Big Ben tower in London which is very famous.


Malah dikatakan Jam Gadang dan Big Ben memiliki mekanisma jam yang sama. Ia disiapkan tahun 1926 sebagai hadiah daripada Permaisuri Netherlands.
In fact it is said that the Jam Gadang and Big Ben have the same clock mechanism.  It was completed in 1926 as a present from the Queen of Netherlands.


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