Lawang Sewu

Lawang Sewu
Lawang Sewu, c. 2021
Location in Semarang
Former names	Administratiegebouw van de Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij te Samarang
General information
Type	Office building
Architectural style	New Indies Style
Address	Pemuda Street
Town or city	Semarang
Country	Indonesia
Coordinates	6°59′2.13″S 110°24′38.28″E / 6.9839250°S 110.4106333°E / -6.9839250; 110.4106333
Groundbreaking	1904
Completed	1919
Opened	1907
Owner	Indonesian Railways
Landlord	KAI Wisata
Technical details
Floor count	3
Design and construction
Architect(s)	C. Citroen
Architecture firm	J.F. Klinkhamer and B.J. Quendag

Lawang Sewu^[a] is a former office building in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. It was a head office of the Dutch East Indies Railway Co. (Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij/NIS) and is owned by the national railway company Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI). Its predecessor, Djawatan Kereta Api, was seized every rail transport infrastructures and offices from Dutch occupation. Today the building is used as a museum and heritage railway gallery, currently operated by Heritage Unit of KAI and its subsidiary KAI Wisata.^[1][2]

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