Altes Gefängnis (

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for "old prison") is a prison in

Swakopmund Swakopmund ("Mouth of the Swakop River, Swakop") is a city on the coast of western Namibia, west of the Namibian capital Windhoek via the B2 road (Namibia), B2 main road. It is the capital of the Erongo Region, Erongo administrative district. It ...

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. It was constructed in 1909 by the

German Empire The German Empire (),; ; World Book, Inc. ''The World Book dictionary, Volume 1''. World Book, Inc., 2003. p. 572. States that Deutsches Reich translates as "German Realm" and was a former official name of Germany. also referred to as Imperia ...

and designed by German architect Heinrich Bause.Alte Gefängnis
at Lonely Planet The large main building was used to house the prison's staff, while the prisoners themselves were kept in other quarters.

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Blog with photos of the building by Nelieta Mishchenko
Prisons in Namibia Buildings and structures in Erongo Region Swakopmund Government buildings completed in 1909 1909 establishments in German South West Africa {{Namibia-struct-stub