Located in tugumuda complex, formerly a magnificent art deco building, which is used as the headquarters of the Dutch railways (tram), better known by the Nederlandsch Indische Spoorweg Maschaappij (NIS). The building work of Dutch architect Prof. Jacob F. Klinkhamer and BJ Queendag according to historical records was built in 1903, was inaugurated on 1 July 1907. Semarang societies more familiar with this building as the Building "Lawang Sewu", since this building has a number of doors in large quantities, which figuratively means numbers many thousand or more, which in the Java language Lawang Sewu.
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| Gedung Lawang Sewu |
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| Gedung Lawang Sewu |
In its development after independence is used as the office of the Railway Department of Indonesia (DKARI) or now PT. Kereta Api Indonesia. Then for military purposes, namely as office KODAM IV Diponegoro (who is now centralized in the Watu Gong), and was last used as the Regional Office of Transportation Department of Central Java.
Currently the building is entered in 102 ancient or historic buildings in the city of Semarang is used as a tourist attraction with a facility such as historical heritage of ancient buildings and antique architects, there is a basement and tower information, often used as an exhibition place in certain events. semarang.go.id