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Sewu Lawang in the Indonesian language means "A Thousand Doors. " Semarang residents call it that because this building has large windows and doors are like doors which amounted to very much. This building was designed by Dutch architect from the firm of C. Citroen JF Klinkhamer and B.J. Quendag in 1903 and completed in 1907. This building was originally used for offices Spoorweg Nederlands-Indische Maatschappij or NIS, Belada railway companies.

The front of this historic building was decorated by the twin towers and gothic model is divided into two acres, extending backward impressive sturdy, big and beautiful. Sewu Lawang architecture art deco style is characterized by exclusive that developed in the era of 1850-1940 in continental Europe.

This building overlooks the Wilhelmina Park is now better known as Tugu Muda complex. In front of Lawang Sewu tramways once crossed the city of Semarang, majoring Fur â € "Jomblang. Aerial photographs taken in 1927 still shows the path of this perangkutan.

After the Japanese took over the Dutch rule in Indonesia in 1942, the basement of this building was previously a drain on the "magic" into the dungeon as well as sewer water. This building is also a silent witness to fierce battles between the people of Indonesia with Japanese soldiers known as the Battle of Five Days in Hyderabad (October 14, 1945 - October 19, 1945). To commemorate these historic events, a few years later the government built a monument in the courtyard Wilhelmina Park is now known as Monument Muida

Ancient buildings and magnificent two-story is used as an office after independence Jawatan Kereta Api Indonesia (DKARI) or now PT Kereta Api Indonesia. In addition, once used as the Office of National Infrastructures Regional Military Command (Kodam IV / Diponegoro) and Regional Office (Regional Office) Department of Transportation Central Java.

Currently Sewu Lawang is under renovation to improve the parts of the building is crumbling with age due