Lawang Sewu
is a Dutch heritage old buildings which was built in 1904. At first, the
building was used for corporate headquarters rail (tram) Dutch colonizers or
Nederlandsch Indishe Spoorweg Naatschappij (NIS). This three-storey building
with art deco style is designed by Popular Dutch Architect Prof Jacob F Klinkhamer and BJ Queendag. Lawang
Sewu is located on the east side Tugu Muda Semarang, or on the corner of
Pandanaran Street and Pemuda Street. Called Lawang Sewu (Thousand Doors),
because the building has so many doors. In fact, the doors in this building no
more than a thousand. The building has many windows are tall and wide so that
people often regard it as a door.
The main building of Lawang Sewu consists of a three storey building with two wings extending to the right and left sections. If the visitors entering the main building, they’ll found a big stair towards to second floor.
The main building of Lawang Sewu consists of a three storey building with two wings extending to the right and left sections. If the visitors entering the main building, they’ll found a big stair towards to second floor.