Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Lawang Sewu. The Dutchmen's Work

Lawang Sewu. The Dutchmen's Work.

The Historically Heritage - Lawang Sewu

Standing at the heart of Semarang, Central Java-Indonesia, The Dutchmen - JF Klinkhamer and BJ Quendag's work Lawang Sewu was built in 1908 . Initially, this building was used as the main office of The Nederlandsch Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij (NIS), the first railway company in Indonesia existed in1864.
The building is now become an interesting tour destination that attracts numerous tourists from Europe, USA, and much more countries.

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