Parliament Building, Windhoek

Coordinates: 22°34′00″S 17°05′21″E / 22.5666°S 17.0893°E / -22.5666; 17.0893
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Parliament Building
Logo of Parliament
Front façade viewed from the south-west
Map
Former namesTintenpalast
Alternative namesLegislative Assembly Building [citation needed]
General information
TypeParliament House
Architectural styleNeoclassical
Address14A Love Street, Windhoek Central Business District
Town or cityWindhoek
CountryNamibia
Coordinates22°34′00″S 17°05′21″E / 22.5666°S 17.0893°E / -22.5666; 17.0893
Construction started1912
Construction stopped1913
Inaugurated12 April 1913
Renovated7 December 2009 – 7 May 2012
Cost
ClientBruno von Schuckmann (1910)
Owner German South West Africa (1913–15)
 South West Africa (1915–90)
 Namibia (since 1990)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Gottlieb Redecker
Architecture firmSander & Kock
Website
www.parliament.na
Front view with garden in the image

The Parliament Building, Windhoek, also known as the Tintenpalast (

National Assembly). It is located in the Namibian capital of Windhoek
.

The Tintenpalast, which is located just north of Robert Mugabe Avenue, was designed by

concentration camps.[2][3]

Parliament Building with Parliament Gardens

The building was opened on 12 April 1913.[1] As an allusion to the extensive usage of ink by the workers in the building, it was named "Tintenpalast" or "Ink Palace".[4] When Namibia achieved its independence in 1990, the Tintenpalast became the seat of the National Assembly.[1]

Due to a change to the Constitution in 2014, the number of parliamentarians increased significantly. As a result, there have been calls for a bigger parliament building, since many parliamentarians and support staff are not able to be housed in the Tintenpalast.[5] Moses Ndjarakana argues that the "structure and shape of the Chamber is not conducive to a House of the People" and that the "current state of affairs with regard to office space" is "miserable and undesirable as it contributes to an ineffective service delivery system."[1]

The Tintenpalast is surrounded by the Parliament Gardens, which is very popular among the inhabitants of Windhoek.[4]

References

Notes

  1. ^ The inflation would be: ℳ450,000 (equivalent to ℳ2,620,846 in 2021)

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d Ndjarakana, Moses (19 March 2014). "In defence of the Parliament (National Assembly) Building". Windhoek Observer. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ISBN 9781920397043
    . Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. ISBN 9781919713229
    . Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Namibia Tourist Attractions and Sightseeing". World Guides. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  5. ^ Muraranganda, Elvis (18 May 2016). "NA spends N$4.3 million on offices for MPs". New Era. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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