VirtualGlobetrotting: Namibia: Windhoek

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Airport accident?
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Fire training site? Windhoek International Airport.

Tintenpalast (Ink Palace)
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From www.namibia-travel.net:
The government resides in the so-called "Tintenpalast" ("Ink Palace") in the centre of Namibia's capital Windhoek. This building, in its original form, stems from the phase of German colonialism and was inaugurated in the year 1913. The general public became upset over the unsuitable geographical position of the building high up on a hill. It was said that the government wanted to be safe from the public, and a suggestion was made to build a cable car. The people called the building "Tintenpalast", an allusion to the activities of the numerous officials and clerks who were employed in the administration. The name is still in use.

Alte Feste (Old Fort)
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From www.namibiatourism.com:
Built by the first Schutztruppe when they arrived here around 1890. It is strategically positioned, overlooking the valley, though its battlements were never seriously besieged. A plaque on the front maintains the colonial view that it was built to ‘preserve peace and order’ between the local warring tribes – which is as poor a justification for colonialism as any. Inside is now the main historical section of the National Museum.

South African Airways Flight 228 crash site
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South African Airways Flight 228 was a scheduled flight from Jan Smuts International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa to London Heathrow International Airport that flew into the ground soon after take-off after a scheduled stopover in Windhoek, South West Africa (present day Namibia). Five passengers survived while 123 people died. The subsequent investigation determined that the accident was attributable largely to pilot error; the manufacturer subsequently also recognised the lack of a ground proximity warning system in its aircraft. The accident is the deadliest aviation accident to date in Namibia.

Eros Airport (FYWE)
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Christus Kirche (Christ Church)
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From www.namibiatourism.com:
In a commanding position, now on its own roundabout, this ‘fairytale’ Evangelical Lutheran Church is Windhoek’s most famous building. It was designed, by Gottlieb Redecker, in Art Nouveau and neo-Gothic styles, and built, between 1907 and 1910, of local sandstone. Kaiser Wilhelm II donated the stained-glass windows; his wife, Augusta, gave the altar bible. Originally this church commemorated the peace at the end of various wars between the German colonists and the indigenous people of Namibia, and inside are plaques dedicated to the German soldiers who were killed. (As yet, there’s no mention of the losses of the indigenous people...) If you wish to see inside, the key can be borrowed during office hours from the church offices, just down the hill at 12 Peter Müller Street.

Wanderers Cricket Ground
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Independence Stadium (Namibia)
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The Independence Stadium in Windhoek is the national stadium of the Republic of Namibia. It holds 25,000 spectators and is mainly used for football events.

State House of Namibia
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The State House of the Republic of Namibia is the administrative capital of Namibia, as well the official residence of the President of Namibia.

Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH)
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Helicopter in flight
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Windhoek International Airport

Hage Geingob Rugby-Stadium
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Embassy of the United States (Windhoek)

Embassy of Germany (Windhoek)

Independence Stadium
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Supreme Court of Namibia
At its inception in 1990, the Supreme Court did not have its own building. The Supreme Court building, situated in Michael Scott Street on Eliakim Namundjebo Plaza in central Windhoek, was built between 1994 and 1996.

Old Mutual Namibia Headquarters (tallest building in Namibia)
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At 100 m (328 ft), this is the tallest building in Windhoek and in Namibia.
By Leon Barnard Architects

Windhoek Country Club

United Nations Windhoek

Embassy of Russia (Windhoek)

Namibia Breweries Limited
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Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) is a Namibian brewery founded in 1920 when Carl List and Hermann Ohlthaver acquired four small breweries with financial difficulties. The breweries were merged together under the name South West Breweries Limited (SWB). SWB changed its name to Namibia Breweries Limited when Namibia gained independence on March 21, 1990. Ohlthaver & List Group of Companies are still the majority shareholder.

University of Namibia
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Heroes' Acre (Namibia)
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National Art Gallery of Namibia
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Van Eck Power Plant
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Tony Rust Raceway

N/a’an ku sê Wildlife Sanctuary
Featured in Leg 4 of The Amazing Race Australia 3

Windhoek Public Library
Featured in Leg 5 of HaMerotz LaMillion 5

Okapuka Game Reserve
Featured in Leg 3 of The Amazing Race Norge 2

Embassy of China in Windhoek
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Embassy of France in Windhoek

Embassy of Portugal in Windhoek

Dolomite Resort
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The Dolomite Resort is perched on an outcropping of rock overlooking the desert.

Shipwreck Lodge and cabins
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The Shipwreck Lodge is located on the Skeleton Coast of Namibia and offers ten cabins a lounge, restaurant, and deck. Activities include sunsets from the top of a dune, sandboarding, quad bikes and other desert exploring