the extraordinary building of lawang sewu
The blazing heat of the sun and the very hot weather did not
decrease our enthusiasm for us to visit Lawang Sewu. actually we visited Lawang
Sewu because of the second class. the trip from the Unissula campus to Lawang
Sewu is around 15 minutes. we travel by motorbike. A very easy trip because of
the strategic location of the lawang sewu and being close to the city.
According Seputar Semarang , Lawang Sewu is an ancient
building dating back to the Dutch era that was built in 1904. Originally this
building was for the Dutch colonial railroad company (Tram) or Nederlandsch
Indishe Spoorweg Naatschappij (NIS). This art deco three-story building (1850-1940)
is the work of renowned Dutch architects, Prof. Jacob F Klinkhamer and BJ
Queendag. Lawang Sewu is located on the east side of Tugu Muda Semarang, or on
the corner of Pandanaran and Jalan Pemuda streets. Called Lawang Sewu (Thousand
Doors), this is because the building has very many doors. In fact, there are
fewer than a thousand doors. This building has many windows that are tall and
wide, so people often think of it as a door.
Lawang sewu is open from 07.00 to 21.00, the ticket price
for entering Lawang Sewu, for adults is Rp 10,000, for small children (3 -12
years) Rp 5,000, and for elementary school students (senior high school) Rp.
5000. Ticket prices are very cheap for all people.
When we arrived ,the tourguide was greeted to us . Our tour
guide is an old man who is around 50 years old but I forgot the name of the
tourguide ,Mr.Tour guide explained the
history of the construction of the lawang sewu building, the architect of the
lawang sewu building until the functions
of the building that was used to. Mr.Tour guide explained everything to the details of Lawang
Sewu.
We were also followe Mr. tour guide to enter all buildings.
each building has a different function. there is a map of the lawang sewu. Mr. Tourguide explained the
buildings one by one. starting from the materials used to build the Lawang Sewu
building, we might be amazed at the Lawang Sewu building. then the history of
Lawang Sewu, Mr. Tourguide was very detailed when he explaining information relating to Lawang
Sewu. All of us, especially I personally know some information and history from
Lawang Sewu, which is I only know the
names and places of Lawang Sewu without knowing the history of Lawang Sewu.
Inside the building there is a museum that stores the relics
that were used to . all items are stored in the glass and every item has
information in two languages, Indonesian and English. there is also historical
information in two languages so foreigner can understand the history of
existing lawang sewu. Mr. Tourguide said that Lawang Sewu was only completely
renovated. every building in Lawang Sewu will be amazed.
The building that stands very majestic makes anyone be amazed and fascinated. I will also be fascinated by the beauty of Lawang Sewu. the lawang sewu building that had been established for a long time, now still stands majestically. a lot of lessons that I got from visiting Lawang Sewu,. I highly recommended this place for all people, from young children to the elderly. Besides being able to see the lawang building, we can also get valuable knowledge.
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