SwakopmundTour 2
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
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
Swakopmund Self Guided Tour ( walk about part 2 )
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
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
Built 1910-11 in the Neo-Baroque style this beautiful building cost the then local congregation 85,000 Marks. The parsonage adjoins the church
The OMEG Haus: served as the goods shed for the OMEG Company.
Of Interest: The Swakop River has had several previous names. In 1845 the British Naval Lt. Ruxton called it the 'Somerset River'
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