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The time of day Swagger is titled for one clock tower which lies at Bukittinggi's City heart, West Sumatra province. The time of day Swagger is titled one be given by society Minangkabau to that clock tower building, since really that tower have hour that "swagger", or "the time of day that big" (the time of day gadang=jam outgrows; "swagger" big matter in lingual Minangkabau).

In such a way fenomenalnya clock tower building named that Swagger Hour at the time is built, so since forming Swagger Hour have become cynosure one any one. That thing too which beget Swagger Hour made by awl or markah is Bukittinggi's City earth and also as one of West Sumatra province ikon.

The time of day Swagger is built on year 1926 by Yazid Sutan's architects Fills Teeth Ameh. This the time of day constitutes a present from Dutch Queen to Rook Maker, Controleur (City secretary) Bukittinggi on Hindia's Governance term Dutch before. First stone situating son does this hour Rook Maker first that time is still old 6 years.

Base lay out (following tread building ladder which had up towards Market On) of this Swagger Hour is 13x4 meter, meanwhile in height 26 meters.

The time of day this Swagger Is moving mechanical ala and consisting of four hours / four clock face that fourth had up angle aim winks wind with each clock face gets diameter 80 cm.

This clock tower have experienced several times transformation on its top part. Initially culminates this clock tower is globulous and on it cock statue stand. While comes in to colonize Indonesia, Japanese occupying governance change that top as gets klenteng's form. On independence term, its form is changed again as ornamen Minangkabau's custom house.

Swagger Hour development this konon eats up development total cost 3.000 Guilders, categorised cost grotesque for that time measure. But that thing is paid illustriously it this Swagger Hour as markah at a swoop earth as device or Bukittinggi's City ikon. The time of day Swagger also specified as zero point of Bukittinggi's City.
There is one uniqueness of roman numerals on this Swagger clock face. If roman numeral writing usually attaches symbol "IV." to epitomize number four romen, therefore this Swagger Hour gets to set down number four romen with symbol "IIII" (generally IV.).