Parliament Gardens
The Parliament Gardens is a small park in downtown Windhoek, Namibia. It is located between the Tintenpalast and the Christuskirche. It was laid out in 1932 and was originally called the Tintenpalast gardens, adopting its present name after Namibian independence in 1990.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Windhoek, Namibia
- Also known as: “Parliament Garden”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Christ Church and Independence Memorial Museum.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Christ Church is a historic landmark and Lutheran church in Windhoek, Namibia, belonging to the German-speaking Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia. It was designed by architect Gottlieb Redecker.
Independence Memorial Museum
Museum
The Independence Memorial Museum is a history museum in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It focuses on the anti-colonial resistance and the national liberation movement of Namibia.
Zoo Park
Park
Photo: Mike Krüger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zoo Park is a public park on Independence Avenue in downtown Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It is also a focal point of social life in the city. The current park is tastefully landscaped and features a pond, children's playground and open-air theatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Klein Windhoek and Windhoek.
Windhoek
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Windhoek is Namibia's capital and largest city. It is in the geographic centre of the country at an elevation of 1,600 m. This is the city where most safaris travelling through Namibia begin, and also the first point of entry in Namibia should you arrive by airplane.
Pioneers Park
Suburb
Pioneers Park is a suburb in the south of Windhoek, Namibia, in the Windhoek West parliamentary constituency. It was developed in the second half of the 20th century as a white community, with the previous black residents being expelled to Katutura. Pioneers Park is situated 3½ km southwest of Parliament Gardens.
Parliament Gardens
- Categories: garden, tourism, recreation area, and tourist attraction
- Location: Khomas, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-22.5665° or 22° 33′ 59″ southLongitude
17.08811° or 17° 5′ 17″ eastElevation
1,702 metres (5,584 feet)Open location code
5F9VC3MQ+C6OpenStreetMap ID
way 95195219OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11821103Wikidata ID
Q11994792
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In Other Languages
From French to Tswana—“Parliament Gardens” goes by many names.
- French: “jardins du parlement”
- French: “Jardins du parlement”
- German: “Parlamentsgarten”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Parliament Gardens”
- Norwegian: “Parliament Gardens”
- Spanish: “Jardines del parlamento”
- Tswana: “Tshimo ya Palamente”
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