Christuskirche

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Christuskirche is a historic Lutheran church in Windhoek, Namibia, renowned for its distinctive German colonial architecture and status as a city landmark.

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Christuskirche canonical 3
Christuskirche, Windhoek 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lutheran church
church building
historic monument
architect Gottlieb Redecker
architecturalStyle Art Nouveau elements
German colonial architecture
neo-Gothic
neo-Romanesque
builtBy Imperial German Colonial Office
surface form: German colonial administration
completionDate 1910
constructionStart 1890s
country Namibia
culturalSignificance symbol of German-Namibian heritage
symbol of Windhoek
denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia
hasFeature clock tower
marble altar
organ
stained glass windows
steeple
hasViewOf Parliament Gardens
Independence Avenue, Windhoek
surface form: downtown Windhoek
heritageDesignation National Historic Monument
surface form: National Monument
heritageDesignationDate 1974
heritageStatus national monument of Namibia
inaugurationDate 1910
inception early 20th century
languageOfServices English
German
locatedIn Khomas Region
Windhoek
central Windhoek
locatedInFormerTerritory Namibia
surface form: German South West Africa
locatedNear Independence Avenue
Parliament Gardens
Tintenpalast
locatedOn Fidel Castro Street
materialUsed sandstone
notableFor distinctive German colonial architecture
prominent hilltop location
status as a landmark of Windhoek
primaryUse place of worship
religion Lutheranism
roofMaterial red tiles
secondaryUse tourist attraction
surroundedBy traffic circle
tourismImportance major tourist attraction in Windhoek

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Windhoek hasLandmark Christuskirche
Alte Feste locatedNear Christuskirche
Tintenpalast near Christuskirche
this entity surface form: Christuskirche, Windhoek