Lawang Sewu is a building in Semarang, Central Java, which is the office of the Nederlandsch Indishe Spoorweg Maatschappij or NIS. Built in 1903 and completed in 1907. Located at the roundabout Tugu Muda Semarang who once called Wilhelmina Plein.
Local people call it Lawang Sewu (Thousand Doors). This is because the building has a lot of doors (in fact there is no door to thousands, and perhaps also because the window height and width of the building, people also consider it as a door).
Ancient buildings and magnificent two-story is used as an office after independence Railway Bureau Indonesia (DKARI) or now PT Indonesian Railways. Moreover once used as the Office of Infrastructure Agency Regional Military Command (Kodam IV / Diponegoro) Regional Office (Regional Office) Department of Transportation Central Java. During the struggle the building has its own history that is when the incident took place five days of fighting in Semarang (14 October to 19 October 1945) in the old building was the site of a great battle between youth Amka or the Young Railway against Kempetai and Kidobutai, Japan. Therefore Semarang City Government Mayor SK 650/50/1992, enter Lawang Sewu as one of the 102 ancient or historic buildings in the city of Semarang that should be protected.
At this 100-year old building is empty and its reputation as a haunted buildings and spooky. Occasionally used as an exhibition place, including Expo.Pernah Semarang Tourism Expo and there is also a discourse that want to change it hotel.On in 2007, the building was also used for the movie of the same title with the building.
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