NAME : DESSIKA RAHMADHANIA

CLASS : X MIPA 4

LAWANG SEWU, SEMARANG (INDONESIA)

Lawang Sewu Semarang is an old building in Semarang, Central Java, which is the office
of the Nederlands-Indische Maatschappij or NIS Spoorweg. Built in 1904 and completed in
1907. The monument is located on the roundabout that used to be called Wilhelminaplein
Young.
Local people call it Lawang Sewu (Thousand Doors) because the building has a door that
very much. In fact, the doors are not up to a thousand. The building has many windows high
and wide, so people often think of it as the door (mace).
Ancient buildings and magnificent two-storey is used as an office after independence
Djawatan Repoeblik Indonesia Railways (DKARI) or PT Rail is now Indonesia. In addition
once used as the Office of National Infrastructures Regional Military Command (Kodam IV /
Diponegoro) Regional Office (Regional Office) Ministry of Transportation Central Java. At
the time of the struggle of this building has its own history that is when the battle took place
five days of events in Hyderabad (14 October to 19 October 1945). This old building became
the location of a great battle between youth AMKA or the Young Railway against Kempetai
and Kidobutai, Japan. Thus the Semarang City Government by Decree No. mayor.
650/50/1992, Lawang Sewu included as one of 102 ancient or historic buildings in the city of
Semarang that should be protected.
Currently the old building has undergone a phase of conservation and revitalization
undertaken by the Conservation Unit PT objects and historic buildings Railway Corporation.

History Building Lawang Sewu

Sewu Lawang is a historic landmark built by the Dutch colonial government, on February 27,
1904. The building was originally established for use as Het Hoofdkantoor van de

Nederlansch Indische Spoorweg Maatscappij (NIS) or the Office of Private Railway

Company NIS.
NIS office administration activities previously carried out at Station Samarang NIS.
However, the growth of the railway network is fast enough, by itself require the addition of
the technical and administrative personnel quite a bit along with the increased activity of the
office. One result of the managers office at the station Samarang NIS becomes no longer
adequate. NIS also hired some of the buildings of private property as a temporary solution.
However, it is considered inefficient. Not to mention the presence of NIS Samarang Station
locations are located in the swamp until the matter of sanitation and health was an important
consideration. Then it was decided to build administrative offices at the new location. The
choice fell to the land at that time was on the edge of town adjacent to the residence of the
Resident. Semarang is located at the end Bodjongweg (now Jalan Youth), on the corner of the
meeting and Samarang naar Bodjongweg Kendalweg (road to Kendal).
Entrusted the design of NIS NIS headquarters building in Semarang to Prof. Jacob F.
Klinkhamer (TH Delft) and B.J. Ouendag, an architect who lives in Amsterdam. The entire
design process conducted in the Netherlands, then the pictures were taken to the city of
Semarang. View of the blueprint written Sewu Lawang that site plan and building plans have
been drawn in Amsterdam in 1903. Similarly, the completeness of his images are made and
signed in Amsterdam in 1903.
For those of you who like to visit the place the ancient historic place, it would not hurt if
you prove the uniqueness of the building mace sewu Semarang.