The Tintenpalast, (German for "Ink Palace") is located in Windhoek, Namibia, and houses the government administrative office. Built between 1912 and 1913 as an administration building for the German government which colonized Namibia at the time, the building is remarkable mainly for its construction from indigenous materials. The building was named 'Tintenpalast', or 'Ink Palace' - an allusion to the bureaucracy of government and the amount of ink spent on typically excessive official paperwork. The surrounding gardens include an olive grove and a proper bowling green.