Swakopmund: Our Heritage, Ons erfenis, Unser Erbe by Marais, Christine

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ISBN 9780868480510 / 0868480517
Publisher: Gamsberg , 1980 First edition.

Condition: Very Good+. This book is in an excellent condition. The DJ has only some very slight signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains perfect. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.

Swakopmund (German for "Mouth of the Swakop") is a city on the coast of western Namibia, 352 km (219 mi) west of the Namibian capital Windhoek via the B2 main road. It is the capital of the Erongo administrative district. The town has 44,725 inhabitants and covers 196 square kilometres (76 sq mi) of land. The city is situated in the Namib Desert and is the fourth largest population centre in Namibia. Swakopmund is a beach resort and an example of German colonial architecture. It was founded in 1892 as the main harbour for German South West Africa, and a small part of its population is still German-speaking today. Christine Marais is an artist and art teacher from South Africa. Christine's love for antiques and history is reflected in this book published in 1980. Christine Marais' book, Swakopmund: Our Heritage, will do much to stimulate the awareness for the need of architectural conservation of the German heritage and will be a worthy acquisition for the discerning traveller, the architectural student and the collector of South West Africana. She felt that the buildings depicted were so vulnerable to destruction in the name of "progress" that this records might increase the authorities's awareness of taking the necessary steps to preserve these unique buildings for posterity. Buildings in the city include the Altes Gefängnis prison, designed by Heinrich Bause in 1909. The Woermannhaus, built in 1906 with a prominent tower (Damara tower) which is now a public library. This book is written in English, German, and Afrikaans.