Lawang Sewu .
Lawang Sewu was built by the Dutch in 1904 and completed in 1907 was once reserved for the Nederlands - Indische Maatschappij or NIS Spoorweg , private railways company at the time of the Dutch as administrative offices . Lawang Sewu is located at the roundabout Tugu Muda , the end of Jl Pemuda Semarang formerly called Wilhelminaplein . After Indonesian independence , the building was used as office Lawang Sewu Djawatan Repoeblik Indonesian Railways ( DKARI ) or now PT Kereta Api Indonesia ( KAI ) . In addition Lawang Sewu also been used Office Infrastructure Regional Military Command ( Kodam IV / Diponegoro ) and the Office of the Ministry of Transportation Central Java .
Mesin Pencetak Tiket Kereta Api.
Local people call it Lawang Sewu building ( Thousand Doors ) is because the building has many doors . While the fact that if you want to calculate carefully Lawang Sewu building has approximately 600 leaves an entrance door . Today PT Kereta Api ( Persero ) has made the revitalization of Lawang Sewu for commercial activities . Many events have been held in Lawang Sewu , such as exhibitions , fashion shows , music etc. . Semarang City Government Decree No. Mayor . 650/50/1992 has set Lawang Sewu as one of the building shall be protected as a historic building .At the time of this building struggles to carve its own history when during the Battle of Five Days in Semarang ( 14 October to 19 October 1945) . This building was a silent witness to the battle between youth Young Generation Railway Kidobutai against Kempeitai and Japan . Lawang Sewu a field of torture and genocide ( killing field ) trains young men by the Japanese in the Lawang Sewu building . Which is said to reach thousands of victims . Basement floor there is a squat prison that was used to imprison young men caught a train before being killed . And his body dumped beside a small river Lawang Sewu building . It's a form of savagery Japanese soldiers treated prisoners inhumanely . They can only squat . While it used to be a prison squatting place for regulation of water so as not to flood when the Dutch built Lawang Sewu .
Behind The Mystique of Lawang Sewu.
Actually Lawang Sewu fame not because of its historical but mythical meeting stored in the building . Even now Lawang Sewu an icon mystical in Central Java . From the story of the battle that the pain leaves , Lawang Sewu region known as the ghost . Lawang Sewu become a tourist attraction in addition to the beautiful architecture of the building , as well as the story appearance . Society believed the souls of the victims of the massacre still inhabit Lawang Sewu and roaming till now . Mystery ghost sightings Netherlands and Japan as well as the screams of noni - noni Netherlands at night into a scary story .
The ghosts Netherlands and Japan are said to each have their own territory . In the western part of the building next door trustworthy territory ghost sightings Dutch soldiers dressed in full uniform with a rifle . In one of the rooms at the front became a ghost army checkpoint Nippon , since the appearance of the ghost form of Japanese soldier looks fierce and cruel with mustache and carrying a samurai .
Sometimes from inside the building heard screams Dutch children were then followed by the sound of marching soldiers . According to the story a lot of Dutch soldiers who slaughtered by Japanese soldiers there . So that screams sometimes accompanied by moans of pain Dutch army . Sometimes scary appearance they look towards the sunset , a young girl dressed in a red Dutch with a red hat on the second floor . Or they 're partying music dance party on the second floor room that still looks sturdy office . And the sounds of laughter , jokes , conversations no form. When we take pictures sometimes look no sightings or shadows in the picture .
Lawang Sewu building underground there are tours that go to jail squat . Visitors should wear boots because the room watery ankle . Just imagine how miserable a prisoner of the Japanese , Indonesian youths must squat indoors prison each size of 1 × 1 m with her feet submerged in water because it actually channels water settings . Waiting slaughtered and killed .
In addition to the horror stories dominating presence of Lawang Sewu , the building is worth visiting because of its former grandeur is still felt . Lawang Sewu is also often used as a test object balls . According to paranormal though inhabited by many spirits , but they did not bother . Except in certain places that should not be skipped or not to enter the room . So if you want safe streets Lawang Sewu should use the services of a guide are provided . With only pay USD 35 thousand and 10 thousand entrance tickets we could get to know the history of Lawang Sewu and walk comfortably without disruption of the delicate creatures .
So , thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno.
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