Lawang Sewu

Lawang Sewu

Lawang Sewu become one of the famous historical sights in Semarang. Lawang Sewu called because it is said doors in the building amounted to one thousand. It is not kidding many doors in Lawang Sewu. However, if you want to calculate it correctly, then there are only 600 leaves the door there. However, large windows typical Dutch building large window you can add to complete a number of shortcomings doors earlier. Literally, Lawang Sewu means a thousand doors, though not exactly one 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 at that time. Lawang Sewu originally prepared Spoorweg office Nederlandsch-Indische Maatschappij or NIS, a privately-owned railway department Netherlands at that time. 

  

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

After Indonesia's independence in 1945, Lawang Sewu could be used as the offices of several government institutions, including the Department of Railways Indonesian republic (DKARI) or now more commonly known as PT KAI, Office of Infrastructure Regional Military Command (Kodam IV / Diponegoro) and the Office of the Ministry of Transportation Java Central.

Indeed, until now very famous building Lawang Sewu keangkerannya. Even here could be used as a test of courage in a television show that is held by a private television station in Indonesia. But even so, as the Icon of Semarang, Semarang city government wants to dispel the impression this mystical antique 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 a historical building with amazing architecture than building with very thick mystery.

But the image Lawang Sewu as the most haunted buildings in Central Java can not fade away. Many horror stories that wrap around the architectural beauty of Lawang Sewu. Stories about noni Dutch who always look before Maghrib arrives in one part of the building, wearing a red dress. Or the story of the voices sounding screams and cries at night from the old building. Noni noni voice-Dutch and Dutch soldiers who were slaughtered in the building heard in the distance.

One more mystery Lawang Sewu in the basement, where the Indonesian youths were slaughtered. Locked up in prison squat measuring 1 x 1 meter was a lot of youth and indigenous dying because of numbness or cold after many days immersed in a tub of water. Or imprisonment up to witness many lives lost because beheaded after being imprisoned up and crammed into a room 90 x 1 meter. Whereas the Dutch era, the basement formerly functioned as a channel of water, so much water in this place even now Lawang Seru basement still flooded so be pumped.

If you want to visit the city of Semarang's icon, it is advisable to hire the services of Guide there. You certainly do not want to crash while at the same time explore the beauty of awesomeness Lawang Sewu. Lawang Sewu is now restored and become the beautiful back. Only a few rooms were forbidden to attend, so it would be better to hire a guide service only to avoid things that are not cool.

 

Location in the city center Lawang Sewu makes it easy to visit, you can mengguanakan private vehicle towards Simpang Lima, Lawang Sewu very close to this area.

Location in the city center Lawang Sewu makes it easy to visit, you can mengguanakan private vehicle towards Simpang Lima, Lawang Sewu very close to this area. Are from out of town can visit these places by using public transport from the station just pay Rp 4,000 take the Tugu Muda.

Monday-Sunday, at 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Admission Rp 10,000 to get into Lawang Sewu and Rp 30,000 to get into the basement.