Lawang Sewu

Located in the complex Tugumuda, former berbaya magnificent art deco building, which is used as the headquarters of the Dutch railway (tram), or better known as the Nederlandsch Indische Spoorweg Maschaappij (NIS). The building work of Dutch architect Prof. Jacob F. Klinkhamer and BJ Queendag according to historical records was built in 1903, then officially opened on 1 July 1907.Masyarakat Semarang more familiar with this building known as Building LaswangSewu, considering that this building has a number of doors in large quantities, yangt figuratively mean much in a thousand or more in number , which in Javanese language means the door and Sewu LawangSewu.Lawang means a thousand.
     

In its development after independence is used as an office Railway Departmental Agency of Indonesia (DKARI) or now PT. Kereta Api Indonesia. Then for military purposes, namely as office KODAM IV Diponegoro (which is now centered in Watu Gong), and last used as the Office of the Department of Transportation Central Java. Currently the building is included in the 102 ancient or historic buildings in the city of Semarang is used as a tourist attraction with a facility such as historical relics of ancient buildings and antique architects, there is the basement and tower information, often used as a place of exhibition in a particular event.

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