Lawang Sewu | Semarang Cultures

What is Lawang Sewu ?

Lawang Sewu is a architecture anchored in the burghal of Semarang, Central Java. which is the appointment of Spoorweg Nederlands-Indische Maatschappij (NIS). Built in 1904 and completed in 1907.

Local bodies alarm it Lawang Sewu (Java language) or it can be said with "A Thousand Doors". This is because the architecture has a aperture that is absolute abundant so difficult to account because it is too much, the absolute aperture is not up to a thousand doors. The architecture additionally has abounding windows, so bodies generally anticipate of it as a aperture window (Lawang).

Ancient barrio and
arresting two-story, afterwards the ability of Indonesia in 1945 is acclimated as an appointment "the Department of Railways of the Republic of Indonesia (DKARI)"

Or now called by PT Kereta Api Indonesia. In addition, Lawang Sewu additionally been acclimated as the "Office of Infrastructure Regional Military Command (Kodam IV / Diponegoro)", the Regional Appointment (Regional Office), Transportation Department of Central Java. During the attempt the architecture has its own actual almanac of contest during the five-day action in Hyderabad (October 14 to October 19 1945). This old architecture became the area of a abundant action amid adolescence AMKA or Railway adjoin Kempeitai and Young Kidobutai, Japan. Therefore, the ambassador of Semarang by Decision No. 650/50/1992, Including Lawang Sewu as one of 102 age-old or celebrated barrio in the burghal of Semarang that charge be protected.

History Building Lawang Sewu Sewu Lawang is one of the historic buildings built by the Dutch colonial government, on February 27, 1904. The building was originally established to be used as Het Hoofdkantoor Nederlansch van de Indische Spoorweg Maatscappij (NIS) or the Office of Private Railway company NIS. Previous office administration activities performed at the Station Samarang NIS NIS. But the growth of railway network is fast enough, by itself require the addition of technical personnel and the administration is not small by increasing the activity of office. One result of the manager's office at the station Samarang NIS becomes no longer adequate.

NIS also rented several buildings owned by an individual as a temporary solution. But it is felt to be inefficient. Not to mention the presence of NIS Samarang Station locations are located in the swamp until the affairs of sanitation and health becomes an important consideration. Then it was decided to build administrative offices at the new location. The choice fell to the land at that time located on the edge of town adjacent to the residence of the Resident.

Lawang Sewu located at the end Bodjongweg Semarang (now Jalan Pemuda), at the corner of the meeting and Samarang naar Bodjongweg Kendalweg (road to Kendal). Entrusting the design of the NIS building NIS headquarters in Semarang to Prof.. Jacob F. Klinkhamer (TH Delft) and B.J. Ouendag, architect who lives in Amsterdam. The entire design process conducted in the Netherlands, then the pictures were taken to the city of Semarang. Judging from the written blueprint Lawang Sewu that site plan and building plan has been drawn in Amsterdam in 1903. Similarly, the completeness of his images are made and signed in Amsterdam in 1903.

Lawang Sewu building is also adjacent to Tugu Muda Youth Monument semarang.yang which also has a story seldom as its own