Arched arcades
Yellow front.
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The building of both houses of Namibia's Parliament, built by the German administration in the early 20th century with a neoclassical front and arched arcades. People call it the Tintenpalast, the ink palace, mocking the amount of ink its officials spent on paperwork. The two-storey building is pale yellow with rows of white arches, on a small hill above the city centre. In front lie the Parliament Gardens, among Windhoek's loveliest, with broad green lawns, tall palms, flowerbeds and stone paths, a striking contrast with the desert around the city. The gardens are open to the public for free, a favourite place for residents to sit and stroll, and the Parliament interior can be visited on guided tours arranged in advance on working days. The city's museums and old colonial buildings are close by. The gardens are free; respect security instructions around this official building. The desert is very hot by day from October to March and cold at night, so start early and carry water and a hat.
Yellow front.
Palms and lawns.
Museums nearby.
Central Windhoek, north of Robert Mugabe Avenue
A joke about how much ink its administrators spent on paperwork in the German era.