Christuskirche
Windhoek’s most famous landmark: a neo-Romanesque Lutheran church completed in 1910, rising from a city-center roundabout like a fairy-tale castle.
The church was built under the German colonial administration from local sandstone, blending neo-Romanesque and Art Nouveau styles. Its stained-glass windows were donated by Kaiser Wilhelm II, and its bells were brought from Germany. The church stands at the center of the roundabout where Independence Avenue meets Robert Mugabe Avenue, next to the Independence Memorial Museum and the Tintenpalast. The interior is open only during services or at set times, but you can take photos from the outside. A half-day walk around the area covers the main sights of the old town.
Opening hours
Exterior open all day; interior hours vary
Nearby sights
- Independence Memorial Museum
- Alte Feste
- Zoo Park
- Tintenpalast
- Post Street Mall & Gibeon Meteorites
- Namibia Craft Centre
- Heinitzburg & the Three Castles
- Joe's Beerhouse