Lawang Sewu

In Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, Lawang Sewu is a former office building. The national railway corporation Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) owns the former head office of the Dutch East Indies Railway Co. . Djawatan Kereta Api, its predecessor, took all rail transport infrastructure and offices from Dutch rule. Today, the structure serves as a museum and historical railway gallery, which is run by KAI's Heritage Unit and its subsidiary KAI Wisata.

On Pemuda Street, the complex consists of six buildings: two large ones, A and B, and two smaller ones, C and D. The Tugu Muda roundabout is seen from the L-shaped A building. A structure has two similar towers, each with a capacity of 7,000 liters, that were initially used to store water (1,800 US gal). There are massive stained-glass windows throughout the structure, as well as a grand stairway in the middle. A tunnel previously connected A building to a number of other locations in the city, including the governor's residence and the harbor.

Behind the A building is the B building. The building is three stories tall, with offices on the first two levels and a ballroom on the third. The structure, which has lofty, big windows, also include a partially flooded basement level that helps to cool the building through evaporation. A monument to five employees slain during the Indonesian National Revolution stands in front of a building.

Location: Kota Semarang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia