Lawang sewu History and Mistery Tour in Semarang
When you visit semarang city , make sure not to miss this one historic building , Lawang Sewu . the magnificent dutch haritage building in the center of semarang city near Tugu Muda Semarang is very iconic and famous in Semarang . this beautiful and majestic building with two towering dome towers can awaken the soul of your adventure who wants to feel something new , something that challanes your guts .
Lawang sewu become one of the famous historial tour in Semarang . Called Lawang Sewu becaouse it is said that the door in the building amounted to a thousand . It does not play much door in Lawang Sewu . However , if you want to calculate exactly , then here are only 600 doors there . However ,large window windows typical of large dutch building windows you can add to fulfill the shortage of the door . Yes , literally , Lawang Sewu means a thousand doors , though not exactlynumbered a thousand but to illstrate how many doors are inside the Lawang Sewu building .
Lawang Sewu was built in 1904 . And three years later , in 1907 , the building was completed by the Dutch colonial government at that time . Lawang Sewu is actually reserved for the office of nederlands - indische spoorweg maatschappij or NIS , a private railway station owned by the Dutch at that time .
image Lawang Sewu ended when japan controlled Semarang in 1940s . This magnificent building was converted into a resting place for japanese soldiers . While in the basement is used for killing fields of indigenous people , Indonesia youth and the Dutch army . The cruelty of the japanese army is indeed very famous in history . Lawang Sewu is a silent witness how the cruelty of the japanese army tottured and massacred the youth of foughs them.
After Indonesia became independent in 1945, Lawang Sewu was officially established as a government institution, among others, Djawatan Indonesia Repoeblik Railway (DKARI) or now known as PT KAI, Military Area Command Infrastructure Office (Kodam IV / Diponegoro) and the Office of the Ministry of Transportation of Java Central.
Indeed up to now Lawang Sewu Building is very famous keangkerannya. Even here could be a place of testing the guts in a television show held by private television stations in Indonesia. But even so, as Icon of Semarang city, Semarang City government want to eliminate the mystical impression of this antique building. Hence many great events held at Lawang Sewu, ranging from Fashion Show, counseling, and many other activities to show that Lawang Sewu as a historic building with an amazing architecture rather than a building with a very thick mystery.
But the image of Lawang Sewu as the most haunted building in Central Java can not fade away. Many spooky stories that wrap the beauty of Lawang Sewu architecture. The story of the Dutch noni always seen before Maghrib arrived in one part of the building, wearing a red dress. Or the story of the sound of the screams and weeping that was heard at night from the old building. The voice of Dutch noni and Dutch soldiers slaughtered in a building that sounded from a distance.
Another mystery Lawang Sewu is in the basement, where young Indonesians are slaughtered. Caged in a 1 x 1 meter squat prison were many young men and natives who died from numbness or cold after being soaked for days in a tub of water. Or a prison stand that witnesses many lives lost due to beheaded after being imprisoned standing and crammed into a room 90 x 1 meter. Whereas in the Dutch era, the basement used to function as a water channel, therefore a lot of water in this place even now even underground room Lawang Seru still inundated with water so it must be pumped.
If you want to visit the icon of Semarang City, it is advisable to hire the services of the Guide there. You certainly do not want to experience a disruption when exploring the beauty at once awesomeness Lawang Sewu . Lawang Sewu is now restored and become beautiful again. Only a few rooms are forbidden to visit, so it would be better to hire guide services only to avoid things that do not want to cool.
Lawang sewu become one of the famous historial tour in Semarang . Called Lawang Sewu becaouse it is said that the door in the building amounted to a thousand . It does not play much door in Lawang Sewu . However , if you want to calculate exactly , then here are only 600 doors there . However ,large window windows typical of large dutch building windows you can add to fulfill the shortage of the door . Yes , literally , Lawang Sewu means a thousand doors , though not exactlynumbered a thousand but to illstrate how many doors are inside the Lawang Sewu building .
Lawang Sewu was built in 1904 . And three years later , in 1907 , the building was completed by the Dutch colonial government at that time . Lawang Sewu is actually reserved for the office of nederlands - indische spoorweg maatschappij or NIS , a private railway station owned by the Dutch at that time .
image Lawang Sewu ended when japan controlled Semarang in 1940s . This magnificent building was converted into a resting place for japanese soldiers . While in the basement is used for killing fields of indigenous people , Indonesia youth and the Dutch army . The cruelty of the japanese army is indeed very famous in history . Lawang Sewu is a silent witness how the cruelty of the japanese army tottured and massacred the youth of foughs them.
After Indonesia became independent in 1945, Lawang Sewu was officially established as a government institution, among others, Djawatan Indonesia Repoeblik Railway (DKARI) or now known as PT KAI, Military Area Command Infrastructure Office (Kodam IV / Diponegoro) and the Office of the Ministry of Transportation of Java Central.
Indeed up to now Lawang Sewu Building is very famous keangkerannya. Even here could be a place of testing the guts in a television show held by private television stations in Indonesia. But even so, as Icon of Semarang city, Semarang City government want to eliminate the mystical impression of this antique building. Hence many great events held at Lawang Sewu, ranging from Fashion Show, counseling, and many other activities to show that Lawang Sewu as a historic building with an amazing architecture rather than a building with a very thick mystery.
But the image of Lawang Sewu as the most haunted building in Central Java can not fade away. Many spooky stories that wrap the beauty of Lawang Sewu architecture. The story of the Dutch noni always seen before Maghrib arrived in one part of the building, wearing a red dress. Or the story of the sound of the screams and weeping that was heard at night from the old building. The voice of Dutch noni and Dutch soldiers slaughtered in a building that sounded from a distance.
Another mystery Lawang Sewu is in the basement, where young Indonesians are slaughtered. Caged in a 1 x 1 meter squat prison were many young men and natives who died from numbness or cold after being soaked for days in a tub of water. Or a prison stand that witnesses many lives lost due to beheaded after being imprisoned standing and crammed into a room 90 x 1 meter. Whereas in the Dutch era, the basement used to function as a water channel, therefore a lot of water in this place even now even underground room Lawang Seru still inundated with water so it must be pumped.
If you want to visit the icon of Semarang City, it is advisable to hire the services of the Guide there. You certainly do not want to experience a disruption when exploring the beauty at once awesomeness Lawang Sewu . Lawang Sewu is now restored and become beautiful again. Only a few rooms are forbidden to visit, so it would be better to hire guide services only to avoid things that do not want to cool.
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