State House of Namibia | |
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Alternative names | New State House, State House |
General information | |
Town or city | Windhoek |
Country | Namibia |
Coordinates | 22°35′29″S 17°06′04″E / 22.5913°S 17.1011°E |
Construction started | 2002 |
Inaugurated | 21 March 2008 |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Mansudae Overseas Projects |
The State House of the Republic of Namibia is the official residence and workplace of the President of Namibia.
Located in the Auasblick suburb of Windhoek, the State House was constructed by Mansudae Overseas Projects of North Korea from September 2002 to March 2008, a total of 66 months. It is one of four major public works projects Mansudae constructed in Namibia, the other three being Heroes' Acre, Okahandja Military Museum and the Independence Memorial Museum.[1]
The administrative building cost 400 million Namibian dollars.[2][3]