Lawang Sewu, Semarang

Lawang Sewu 1920

     Lawang Sewu (thousand doors) is a building in Semarang, Central Java, which is the office of the Nederlands-Indische Maatschappij Spoorweg or NIS. Built in 1904 and completed in 1907. Located on the Circle of Tugu Muda, in the past called Wilhelminaplein. The citizen called Lawang Sewu because the built have a lot of doors although the number of doors isn't thousand. The built have big door and window at all part.

     The luxury ancient built have three floors and one underground,at the past the built used for train main office called PT. Kereta Api Indonesia and ever used for military main office. During the struggle the building has its own history that is when the last event called Pertempuran 5 Hari Semarang against Kempetai and Kudobutai from Japan. Because of value historic of  Lawang sewu is great so the government include as one of ancient buildings must be protected.

Lawang Sewu

     Little History in Lawang sewu, in the Netherlands in Indonesia, the building use for the office but when the Japanese come in Indonesia the building change the function example from the storage change to torture room at the japanese at the 3rd floor. When the Japanese at Lawang Sewu that is the cruel time because much people died there

Several room and prison for torture :

1. Prison Stands

    The custody (indonesian) entry in the room size 1x1 meter and fill with 6 people. The custody cant sit because the room is not enough if they can sit there will be sink because the prison that fill with water until adult knee. The people there until died

2. Prison Squat

    The custody entry in the room tall 1 m and width 1,5 m, the Prison fill 7-8 people and they are there until died

3. Decapitation

    The custody is stubborn,they will decapitation in basin, after he die the body will be throw in the river behind the building

That is the cruel when wartime,now the building become one of resort in Semarang and you must visiting it

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