The Tintenpalast (German for "Ink Palace") is the seat of both
chambers of the Namibian legislature, the National Council and the
National Assembly. It is located in the Namibian capital of Windhoek.
The Tintenpalast, which is located just north of Robert
Mugabe Avenue, was designed by German architect Gottlieb Redecker and
built by the company Sander & Kock between 1912 and 1913 out of
regional materials as an administration building for the German
government, which colonized Namibia at the time.
The building was constructed entirely from local materials by Gottlieb Redecker and originally served as the administrative headquarters for the German colonial government.
As an allusion to the large ink usage by the workers in the building, it was named "Tintenpalast" or "Ink Palace". The building is surrounded by the Parliament Gardens which is very popular among the inhabitants of Windhoek.
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