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Lawang Sewu, Semarang (Indonesia) : Name: Dessika Rahmadhania Class: X Mipa 4
Lawang Sewu, Semarang (Indonesia) : Name: Dessika Rahmadhania Class: X Mipa 4
CLASS : X MIPA 4
Lawang Sewu Semarang is an old building in Semarang, Central Java, which is the office
of the Nederlands-Indische Maatschappij or NIS Spoorweg. Built in 1904 and completed in
1907. The monument is located on the roundabout that used to be called Wilhelminaplein
Young.
Local people call it Lawang Sewu (Thousand Doors) because the building has a door that
very much. In fact, the doors are not up to a thousand. The building has many windows high
and wide, so people often think of it as the door (mace).
Ancient buildings and magnificent two-storey is used as an office after independence
Djawatan Repoeblik Indonesia Railways (DKARI) or PT Rail is now Indonesia. In addition
once used as the Office of National Infrastructures Regional Military Command (Kodam IV /
Diponegoro) Regional Office (Regional Office) Ministry of Transportation Central Java. At
the time of the struggle of this building has its own history that is when the battle took place
five days of events in Hyderabad (14 October to 19 October 1945). This old building became
the location of a great battle between youth AMKA or the Young Railway against Kempetai
and Kidobutai, Japan. Thus the Semarang City Government by Decree No. mayor.
650/50/1992, Lawang Sewu included as one of 102 ancient or historic buildings in the city of
Semarang that should be protected.
Currently the old building has undergone a phase of conservation and revitalization
undertaken by the Conservation Unit PT objects and historic buildings Railway Corporation.