Lüderitz historic architecture
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Lüderitz historic architecture encompasses the town’s distinctive collection of early 20th-century German colonial buildings, characterized by ornate facades, bright colors, and a dramatic coastal desert setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lüderitz historic architecture canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | architectural heritage ensemble ⓘ |
| associatedWith | diamond mining boom in early 1900s ⓘ |
| developedDuring |
German colonial period in Namibia
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| documentedBy | National Heritage Council of Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
churches
ⓘ
commercial houses ⓘ public administration buildings ⓘ railway and port facilities ⓘ residential villas ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
bay windows
ⓘ
brightly painted exteriors ⓘ decorative timberwork ⓘ ornamental plasterwork ⓘ ornate facades ⓘ prominent corner buildings ⓘ steep gabled roofs ⓘ turrets and towers ⓘ verandas and balconies ⓘ |
| hasConservationIssue |
coastal fog and salt weathering
ⓘ
desert sand abrasion ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | German colonial architecture ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
corrugated iron roofs
ⓘ
plastered masonry ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Atlantic Ocean coastline
ⓘ
Namib Desert coastal dunes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
Art Nouveau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Historicism ⓘ Wilhelmine-era eclecticism ⓘ |
| hasUrbanPattern | compact historic town core ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Lüderitz Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesBuilding |
Felsenkirche (Lüderitz)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goerke House NERFINISHED ⓘ Krabbenhöft & Lampe building NERFINISHED ⓘ Lüderitz Bucht Hotel historic wing NERFINISHED ⓘ Lüderitz railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Post Office Lüderitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Turnhalle Lüderitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Woermann Haus Lüderitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Central European bourgeois townhouses
ⓘ
German seaside resort architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lüderitz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ ǁKaras Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German colonial heritage in Namibia ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Namibian heritage legislation ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | distinctive example of German colonial townscape in Africa ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionFor |
architectural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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