Historical

 Jam gadang 

The Jam Gadang was built in 1926-1927 on the initiative of Hendrik Roelof Rookmaaker, the city secretary or controller of Fort de Kock (now Bukittinggi City) during the reign of the Dutch East Indies. The clock was a gift from the Dutch Queen Wilhelmina. The clock tower architecture was designed by Yazid Rajo Mangkuto from Koto Gadang, while the construction was Haji Moran with his foreman St. Ameh's Teeth. 

The groundbreaking of the construction was carried out by the first son of the Rookmaker, who was then 6 years old. It cost about 3,000 guilders to build, which at that time was quite fantastic. According to one source, the Jam Gadang was completed in 1932.

 Since its establishment, this clock tower has become the center of everyone's attention so that it is used as a marker or landmark for the City of Bukittinggi. Around the Clock Tower, there used to be a park called Wirasakti. 

When the news of the proclamation of Indonesian independence was announced in Bukittinggi, the red and white flag for the first time was raised at the top of the Jam Gadang, after going through a conflict with the leadership of the Japanese army. The young man who led the hoisting of the first Sang Saka Merah Putih at the top of the Clock Tower was named Mara Karma.