Lawang Sewu Building
This building used to be a Japanese stronghold during the occupation. Prisoners were tortured and murdered in the basement. Dutch soldiers and Indonesian freedom fighters were locked in heavy fighting for this building in October 1945.
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- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
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