The second leg of the tour begins at the Mole with a
visit to the museum and ends at the Old German Prison Building on
Moses Garoeb St. Time budget: 3 to 4 hours
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The Museum: Occupies what used to be the old German Customs
warehouse. It's a must visit when in Swakopmund. You'll find an
excellent good cross section of unique, interesting and
educational displays here. Time needed
- minimum 1hr.
Open 10h00- 13h00, 14h00-17h00 |
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Kabelmesse
building:
- Ludwig Koch Str. Originally used to
house the staff of the British owned 'Eastern And South
African Telegraph Company'. Later used as a Mess Hall for German
officers and following the war as hostel for school children. The
Ministry of Education for the region are now house in the
building
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The Old Post and
Telegraph Office: Daniel Tjongarero
Str. Built 1906-07 and was opened on 1 April 1907. The
building served as the main Post and Telegraph office for the colony and
continued to be the Post Office until 31 March 1967. It is now the
offices of the Municipality of Swakopmund
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Altes Amtsgericht: Tobias Hainyeko Str. Building commenced in 1906 on what was originally
planned to be a school. Owing to lack of funds it served as a
Magistrates court from 1908. In later years it was used as hostel
for school girls. Since 1976 it has served as offices for
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The Kristall Galerie is a
must visit. Here you will see the world's
largest crystals, one weighing in excess of 14 ton. Also on display
are beautiful samples of Namibia's diverse and rich minerals and gem
stones. It's a chance to see rare Pietersite, of which there are
only 2 known deposits in the world. |
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Altes Staatsbahnhof: Moses Garoeb Ave. Built 1901-02 in the 'Wilhelminischer Style' it
was the terminus for one of the two railway tracks within
the entire German Colonial Empire. The building now serves as The Swakopmund Hotel
and Entertainment Centre |
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Deutsche
Evangelische Lutherische Kirche
Daniel Tjongarero Str.
Built 1910-11 in the Neo-Baroque style this beautiful
building cost the then local congregation 85,000 Marks. The
parsonage adjoins the church |
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Otavi Banhof: Sam Nujoma Ave. Built by the Otavi Minen-und Eisenbahngesellschaft (OMEG).
In 1903 the contract to build the 567km 60cm-narrow gauge track was
awarded to the Berlin company of Arthur Koppel AG. Commissioned in
1903,
the first consignment of Copper Ore was shipped through the port of Swakopmund. The Otavi Bahnhof
building is now home to the Snake
Park: This is well worth a visit. Here you can see beautifully
presented snakes in
pristine condition, including: Black-Mamba, Boom-Slang
and 4 types of Cobra. John, the curator is helpful,
informative and can teach you a lot about snakes. Put one around
your neck for a photo etc.. The OMEG
Haus: served as the goods shed for the OMEG Company.
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The Prison: Moses Garoeb Str. Built
in 1907. At the time it stood outside of the town. The main building
served as Accommodation units for the prison. officers. The prisoners cells being at the rear. To
this day it still serves as the Swakopmund prison having modern
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Time for a ' Sun-downer ' |
Local Area Attractions and Articles
of associated interest
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►
Swakopmund Walk-About-Tour 1
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Swakopmund Walk-About-Tour 2
► Martin Luther
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Swakopmund a History 1
► Swakopmund a History 2
► Swakopmund
Town
►Swakopmund
Mole
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Swakopmund Jetty
► Swakopmund
Kaserne
► Moon-Landscape
►Welwitschia-Plants
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Did You Know ?
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The Swakop River has had
several previous names
- In 1845 the British Naval Lt.
Ruxton called it the 'Somerset River'
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