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Independence Memorial Museum (Namibia)
History museum in Windhoek, Namibia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Independence Memorial Museum is a history museum in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It focuses on the anti-colonial resistance and the national liberation movement of Namibia.[1]
Independence Memorial Museum | |
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General information | |
Type | Historical museum |
Coordinates | 22.5688°S 17.0881°E / -22.5688; 17.0881 |
Groundbreaking | 2011 |
Inaugurated | 21 March 2014 |
Height | 40 metres (130 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 5 |
Lifts/elevators | 1 |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Mansudae Overseas Projects |
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The museum is located on Robert Mugabe Avenue and was designed and built by Mansudae Overseas Projects, a North Korean firm.[2] It is one of four major public works Mansudae constructed in Namibia, the other three being Heroes' Acre, Okahandja Military Museum and a new State House.[2]
The museum's appearance has been likened to that of a potjie,[2] as well as a coffee pot[3] and a molar tooth.[4] It is flanked by two statues: a statue of Namibia's first president, Sam Nujoma, and the Genocide Memorial, both also built by Mansudae.[2]
The museum was inaugurated on March 20, 2014,[1] the twenty-fourth anniversary of independence of the country, by President Hifikepunye Pohamba.[5]