1) The Gadang Clock Tower in Indonesia and Big Ben in London have some differences in their size, materials, and special features. 2) The Gadang Clock Tower is smaller at 13x4 meters and was built without iron or mortar using only lime, egg whites and sand. Big Ben's tower is 15x15 meters and uses a framed spire of cast iron. 3) The Gadang Clock Tower uses Roman numerals with IIII instead of IV, while Big Ben's pendulum was finely tuned using coins which led to the saying "putting a penny on".

1. Gadang Clock Tower vs Big Ben
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2. Differences Between Clock Tower
(Gadang Clock tower)
Soil and Material Availability
• Clock Tower has a ground-plan area of 13 x 4
meters.
• Clock Tower was built without using a buffer
iron and mortar. The mixture was only lime,
egg whites, and white sand.
(Big Ben)
Soil and Material Availability
• The tower was built on land measuring 15 x 15
meters.
• the tower's height is a framed spire of cast
iron. The tower is founded on a 50 feet (15.2
m) square raft, made of 10 feet (3.0 m) thick
concrete.

3. Differences Between Clock Tower
(Gadang Clock tower)
Special System Applied
 There is a uniqueness of roman numerals on the clock
tower this. When writing roman letters are usually in
number six is VI, and the number seven is VII, the number
eight is VIII, the clock tower is to write the number four
with the symbol IIII (usually IV).
(Big Ben)
Special System Applied
• One famous idiomatic expression, “putting a penny one”
which means to slow down, traces its history to the
method fine-tuning pendulum clock using a small stack of
coins penny.

4. Differences Between Clock Tower
(Gadang Clock tower)
Construction plan
 Gadang clock tower construction plan timepiece, tower
lookouts, and as the zero point of bukittinggi.
Architecture and Art
 Architecture of the clock tower itself is a blend of
Minangkabau traditional house.
(Big ben)
Construction Plan
 Previously, the clock tower of the palace of
Westminster with big ben which is the residence of the
king and queen, then changed into british parliament.
Architecture and Art
 Big ben is a famous clock tower built in the Victorian
gothic style architecture.