Lawang Sewu in Semarang

Looks beautiful from the outside. Nothing much to see inside. Mostly are empty rooms. There was performance when we came to visit.

Heritage building, there was a colonial train company central office since 1888.Not a jail although it looked like one.There many instagramable sites inside and outside.The guide is excellent to tell the history about the building and relatives story about trains.

Its one of the must-go list if you never visit it before. But for me just once in a lifetime thing coz I am quiet jumpy and scared of the stories behind it. Great architecture, classic in a way.

Really well preserved but lack of content and display creativity

Beautiful building filled with history. Good place to learn about heritage and especially train history in Indonesia

Perfect place to stroll around and enjoy the vintage cultural and architectural heritage of Semarang. Famously known as to having less than 1000 doors, built during the Dutch colonialism era. Infamously known for its haunting and mystic vibes, due to its rich history and cultural background.

Museum Fatahilah in Jakarta and Lawang Sewu in Semarang. Colonial era architecture, well preserved and cool place to meet especially under huge tree in the middle of the complex

Love this heritage building of Lawang Sewu !

Amazing historical site. friendly tour guide, clean restroom and crowded visitor at holidays

Historic heritage, titled "1.000 doors". Could be spooky (so enter at your own risk lolon some spots, but theres one of the places feature.

Its for the second time I get there. This time with my family,, yess this place is a very historical place in Semarang. You can told your kid the history behind,, and yes hes enjoying the visit. He loves to seeing train locomotive, he asked me about the history and etc,,,, so its a warm place for family vacation

I had a great time during my visit, there are only few people.

This is an extraordinary place! You must do a trip in here. Historical place in Semarang city. There are Local guides will explain everything all about this place. You must use this guide service to know more about. Recommended place!

Not spooky at all. In fact, it was quite the opposite. Its basically a historical trip back in time to the colonial era from a train enthusiast perspective. If you want to gain the most experience possible, please do hire a guide there. For only several tens of thousand rupiahs youll get complete inside knowledge of the place. Careful for the restricted spaces though, they have cameras.

An astonishing historical site. This building complex was established in 1907 as the head office of the Dutch railway company.It has hundreds of doors, almost a thousand, thats why people call it "lawang sewu", which means thousand doors.This place is well maintained, despite of its old age. You can find many interesting spots to take pictures there.

Nice place..visiting at noon and night will be full of lighting. Need to create more activity to attract more visitors.

The building is old and very interesting. Hopefully PT KAI can manage to utilize all the rooms and buildings into something more profitable for the company and at the same time more entertaining for the visitors. I have problem finding the parking area and end-up parking on the street next to a small river, organised by some sort of informal street parking men. I must pay IDR 10,000 for one time parking.

Underutilised premise. Empty rooms etc. Theres a small exhibition on railways (some taken from railway museum in Ambarawa). Other than that the place is really empty. They could fill in with more (artstuff. The yard is a nice place though with a band playing local music. Its definitely a place to visit in Semarang but wish they could do more with the content.

Beautiful old Dutch building in the middle of Semarang. This building is owned by KAI so you can see several diorama about the history of trains in Indonesia.

The place so mesmerizing and beautiful,It build by netherland and still operate until now.You must recruit the guide for 150k rupiah to know history of lawang sewu.Around lawang sewu also have good spot to photo.

One of the tourist sites that you have to visit when you are in the semarang city, central Java Capital, especially to those of you who enjoy historical landmarks. Lawang Sewu often switched functions since it woke up in the Dutch colonial era as the colonial office of the Japanese later on as a prison house and early in the freedom of Indonesia became a railway station.The place is clean and you can visit from morning to night so its quite appropriate if you want to feel night at the museum atmosphere. Affordable ticket prices for children and adults. If you use a car or motocycle you should be parked on the street and office complex beside Lawang sewu.

Lawang Sewu Museum is very good for families, the environment is clean, this museum has many doors and windows, so it has its own impression.

Well, this doesnt really look scary if we go there at noon. This is one of a must visit landmark in Semarang, even just to take some pictures from outside is fascinating, still. Enjoy.

This is a must-see historical site at the heart of Semarang City, Central Java Province. I and my wife came here five years ago and spent almost two hours sightseeing and taking pictures inside the colonial buildings and outside on the colonial steam locomotive. Inexpensive. Clean place. I plan to come again in the evening to take beautiful night pictures.

A place to visit when you are in Semarang. Located in the center of Semarang city. It holds a lot of Indonesia train historical pictures. The building itself is separated into 2 big buildings. Both of them have "thousands of doors" that connect each room. Apart from that, it has musical performance during the day as well.

Lawang Sewu, literally Thousand Doors, is a landmark in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, built as the headquarters of the Dutch East Indies Railway Company. The colonial era building is famous as a haunted house, though the Semarang city government has attempted to rebrand it. Thats what Google said. Hehe. Well it is so historical building with uncountable doors. I love the design although not all spaces are opened for public with limited lighting too in some area. Entrance fee is cheap even for foreigner. Everything is unique including toilet itself, although mostly rooms are empty.

Nice place with long story. Beautiful artistically and huge place. The ticket to entered lawang sewu price is Cheap, just Rp. 10.000,- and they have a tourguide too

One if the main tourist attractions in Semarang, Central Java. Located in Simpang Lima. Basically it’s an old Railway Company Headquarters in Colonial era. it’s not that scary at all like all the rumour spread. Now it’s very clean and well maintained by PT KAI. In this pandemic situation they have been practicing health protocol, like checking body temperature in the check in area, wearing mask at all times and so on. They entrance fee is only 10.000 idr, you can pay digitally by Linkaja. They also offer like shuttle car to Ambarawa Railway Museum.

who doesnt know Denham, the most iconic historical building in the city of Semarang.yak, the name Lawang Sewu.Lawang Sewu is a historical building from the Dutch colonial heritage that used to function as the center of offices at that time in short. This building has stood firmly in history since hundreds of years ago but its integrity is still maintained, which made it famous from Lawang / Pintu Sewu / Seribu to being a thousand doors. Anyway, the historical place is warm and educational for tourists because there is also a museum inside with various kinds of remains. and there is also a mango tree that is hundreds of years old in its yard that still stands today.Dont forget to visit Lawang Sewu / Seribu Pintu in Semarang City.

One of the heritage from Indonesia History. Glad they still maintain it very well. The price entrance is also affordable, place is clean and good. I can feel the ancient from the doors, building, and ambience. Hope this building will last to next generation well.. so the histories will be always told 😊 meanwhile.. me enjoying the feels as a local tourist 😘

I enjoyed visiting such places. Learning about history. I love Lawang Sewu, but there are things needed to improve such as the content of the museum, the guides, also the maps in the very beginning of the journey. LS is famous for its mystics and I would love to know about it more which I could not get it there.

Awesome haritage of this building 😍That was great picture with background old style and real costum from Holand, Jawa, Japan 😍😍Will coming back to get another trip and have more picture and also I recoment to you,your friends and your familys to rent some awesome costume from inside the areas of Lawang Sewu 🙏😇💕

one of the most famous landmark at the heart of Semarang city, Lawang Sewu offers an open space plaza and a classic neo colonial building. all the horror stories aside, the place is pleasant, well lit, clean and fun place to do a day picnic

This place is a must when you visit semarang, nothing compares the feeling when you get inside the old building where i think the only building in Indonesia with this unique feature, the door and window and long alley. I must say this place give me creepy feel, but hold many place to view and learn, trivia this place currently under KAI management

One of the historical places in Semarang city, old building but is still kept in good condition. A lot of interesting photo spots. Very crowded during public holiday. Parking lots are available at DP Mall or Museum nearby. There are also musicians perform traditional musics. Some food stalls also available offers local snacks and beverages.

The best place for travel.. This place share some history about train in Indonesia.. We can take some beautiful pictures in this place, better if you go in the morning so you can get the best lighting for capture a moment in this place... The ticket price is 10.000 rupiah for adults and 5000 rupiah for children and students, and if you need a tour guide to inform you the history about Lawang Sewu you must pay minimum 70.000 rupiah/one group...

Its I nice and fun place. The local people believes this place have ghosts, fantans screaming... Dont worrying its just a normal, quiet and peaceful place. The decorating its really good, be ready and take a lot of photos .... You need to pay 10.000 rupiah.

wonderful western architecture but i personally feel a bit scared cos i feel like this place is haunted. I cant explain it is right but yeah, that was how i really felt during my visit.Anyway, anyone who visit Semarang should not skip this one. Try going during daytime not in the evening like i did tho.

The building is very very complex with tons of rooms and door after door leading to another. It has a basement that looks like a dungeon and if you come here, dare yourself to go up to the attic. Theres nothing in the attic but.. the bats. Its a very large complex so prepare yourself. It has many rooms but most of them are just empty rooms with historical posters about Indonesian train stations, trains, and Semarang itself. Theres one spot that you should definitely take a photo of yourself there, it has pretty colorful mosaic windows, you will feel like youre in a European style church. Outside the building, there are some old locomotives parked. The ticket is very cheap, a must visit when you are in Semarang.

Historical building from Deutch era. When the building being built they think about how to get the best air circulation, how to use the water from the well for the whole entire building. It has a lot of small pool underground which will make the building feel cool in the hot weather. Really interesting experience. Whoever come to Semarang, Indonesia should visit this place.

One of iconic building at semarang, bases on the history, this is the old building that build since 1900. The entry ticket is only 10K for adult and 5K for children below 10. Come to this place on weekday, so you can takes more photos without many distraction of others peoples around.

Its a bit spooky but very exotic place. I couldnt say no to explore every corner of this building. Its very crowded in the weekend. But because of the huge building, we could still have more space to take pictures

A historical landmark in Semarang from Dutch to Japanese heritage linked on its transport and prison. Inspiring and very detailed on their history. Especially this eerie feeling when walking areas with dark history. Overall, a beautiful scenery and a classy look to it. Needs to be maintained more as there are scrappy marks but nevertheless it doesn’t change history.

One of the vest historical site in Indonesia.Lawang Sewu, is a heritage building that almost 100% of the structure are the original that have value in every design. (I recommend you to use guide when you want a full knowledge tour).The structure are unique, the style is adopt the colonial era architecture style. This place is very a iconic known by its historical value and mythical stories, because of the history that happens here.If you visit Semarang this place is should be on top of your list. But beware, the parking space are small, so using a public transportation is the best transportation to reach this destination.

This building somehow brings me back to the old times of the Dutch colony. I love the touch and details are still dominating the nuances. During the holidays, this place can be so packed. Its recommended if you can hire a tour guide so they can tell you the history. Definitely I will come back one day

Lawang sewu is an icon of Semarang city. Last time I visited about 3 years ago. And this place experienced a lot of changes, especially about many historical objects on display. But not much has changed for the building, only a few buildings that were previously closed are now being opened to the public.

We visited this historical site at night, around 6pm. The vibe was awesome.We thought the ticket for non-Indonesian passport holder would be more expensive, but no it was the same price as the locals. This building is famous because of the mysterious vibes kind of thing. We love it. However, we couldnt go upstairs in one of the buildings. Also, we wonder .. is the underground tour still available for public or closed for good? That would be like unforgettable experiences..

Love this place because of its unique atmosphere and great ambience.Open start from 07:00 - 21:00Lot of spots to take a picture.You can come at night and get "yellow light" ambience or you can come at morning in order to get clear view.Entrance fee Rp 10.000,-Parking vehicle at DP mallPS: i heard piano songs at that night. Very clear, twice, when i enter the buildings and go out from the building.

such a great building with great views. the building is unique and beautiful. the pattern thats made from the vertical lines of the window, door, and wall blend perfectly in the right proportion. the symmetry thats shown in every component looks really good. the miniatur of train and all the old photographs are cool, great things are shown inside this building to help us remember our nations history. the ticket is also cheap and affordable.

Since the last few years, its function changed for tourist attraction. There are guide that can guide you strolling around building as well as telling stories about the history of the building. The building is well maintained and clean. Mostly nowadays tourist come here to take photos since there are some photo spot that are instagrammable especially the symmetrical doors (like its name Lawang Sewu means Thousand Doors).