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Lawang Sewu visible from the front

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

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Visible from the side
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One passage in Lawang Sewu

In its development after independence is used as an office Djawatan Indonesian Railways (DKARI) or now known as PT. Kereta Api Indonesia.





Then for military purposes, namely as office Diponegoro military command (which is now concentrated in the Watu Gong), and was last used as the Department of Transportation Regional Office in Central Java. Currently 102 buildings included in the ancient or historic buildings in the city of Semarang is used as a tourist attraction with facilities such as historical heritage of ancient buildings and antique architects, there is a basement and tower information, often used as an exhibition place in a particular event.
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