History and Mystery of Lawang Sewu in Semarang, Indonesia

When you visit to Semarang, be sure not to miss this one historic building, Lawang Sewu. Dutch heritage building looks magnificent in Semarang city center near Tugu Muda Semarang this very iconic and famous in Semarang. Beautiful building with two towers and a magnificent dome towering can evoke your adventurous souls who want to experience something new, something that challenges your guts.

Lawang Sewu Semarang

Lawang One became one of the famous historical attractions in Semarang. Lawang Sewu called because it is said in the entrance door of the building amounted to a thousand. Did not play play many doors in Lawang Sewu. However, if you want to count them correctly, then there are only 600 leaves the door there. However, a large window shutters typical Dutch building large window you can add to complete the amount of shortage leaves the door. Yes, literally, Lawang Sewu means a thousand doors, although not exactly amount to a thousand but to illustrate how many doors are there in the building Lawang Sewu.

Lawang Sewu was built in 1904 and three years later, ie in 1907, the building was completed by the Dutch colonial government of the time. Lawang Sewu is actually designated office Spoorweg Nederlands-Indische Maatschappij or NIS, a privately-owned railway bureau Netherlands at that time.

Image of Lawang Sewu Semarang ended when Japan seized 1940s. This magnificent building converted into a resting place Japanese soldiers. While in the basement is used for the killing fields of the indigenous population, young Indonesian and Dutch troops. Japanese army atrocities is very famous in history. Lawang Sewu is a silent witness how cruel the Japanese armies tortured and slaughtered young lads against them.

Beauty of Lawang Sewu Semarang in Night

After Indonesian independence in 1945, Lawang Sewu was used as the offices of several government agencies, including the Indonesian republic Djawatan Railways (DKARI) or now more commonly known as PT KAI, Office Infrastructure Regional Military Command (military command IV / Diponegoro) and the Ministry of Transportation Office of Java middle.

Indeed, up to now very famous Lawang Sewu keangkerannya. Even here could be used as a test of guts in the television show which is held by a private television station in Indonesia. But even so, as an icon city of Semarang, Semarang government wants to eliminate the impression of antique mystique of this building. Therefore a lot of big events held in Lawang Sewu, ranging from Fashion Show, counseling, and many other activities in order to show that Lawang Sewu as historic buildings with amazing architecture of the building rather than the mystery that is very thick.