Slanting Roof and Proud RoosterSlanting Roof and Proud RoosterSchräges Dach und stolzer Hahn
St. Marien Cathedral, built in the years 1906 to 1908 in the neo-Romanesque style. The Catholic church in Windhoek during apartheid in Namibia (under South African administration) did not celebrate strictly racially segregated services in its main churches, unlike some state-controlled Protestant churches, but rejected the legal separation. However, social and linguistic dividing lines existed (such as German, English, or Oshivambo in different masses).St. Marien Cathedral, built in the years 1906 to 1908 in the neo-Romanesque style. The Catholic church in Windhoek during apartheid in Namibia (under South African administration) did not celebrate strictly racially segregated services in its main churches, unlike some state-controlled Protestant churches, but rejected the legal separation. However, social and linguistic dividing lines existed (such as German, English, or Oshivambo in different masses).St.- Marien-Kathedrale, in den Jahren 1906 bis 1908 im neuromanischen Stil errichtet. Die katholische Kirche in Windhoek feierte während der Apartheid in Namibia (unter südafrikanischer Verwaltung) im Gegensatz zu manchen staatlich gelenkten protestantischen Kirchen keine strikt rassistisch getrennten Gottesdienste in ihren Hauptkirchen, sondern lehnte die gesetzliche Trennung ab.
Es existierten aber soziale und sprachliche Trennlinien (wie Deutsch, Englisch oder Oshivambo in verschiedenen Messen).
Slanting Roof and Proud RoosterSlanting Roof and Proud RoosterSchräges Dach und stolzer Hahn
St. Marien Cathedral, built in the years 1906 to 1908 in the neo-Romanesque style. The Catholic church in Windhoek during apartheid in Namibia (under South African administration) did not celebrate strictly racially segregated services in its main churches, unlike some state-controlled Protestant churches, but rejected the legal separation. However, social and linguistic dividing lines existed (such as German, English, or Oshivambo in different masses).St. Marien Cathedral, built in the years 1906 to 1908 in the neo-Romanesque style. The Catholic church in Windhoek during apartheid in Namibia (under South African administration) did not celebrate strictly racially segregated services in its main churches, unlike some state-controlled Protestant churches, but rejected the legal separation. However, social and linguistic dividing lines existed (such as German, English, or Oshivambo in different masses).St.- Marien-Kathedrale, in den Jahren 1906 bis 1908 im neuromanischen Stil errichtet. Die katholische Kirche in Windhoek feierte während der Apartheid in Namibia (unter südafrikanischer Verwaltung) im Gegensatz zu manchen staatlich gelenkten protestantischen Kirchen keine strikt rassistisch getrennten Gottesdienste in ihren Hauptkirchen, sondern lehnte die gesetzliche Trennung ab.Es existierten aber soziale und sprachliche Trennlinien (wie Deutsch, Englisch oder Oshivambo in verschiedenen Messen).