Hamburg’s warehouse district, the largest historic warehouse complex in the world
Saturday, 19 July 2014 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General , Hamburg , Museums, Exhibitions
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The Speicherstadt (meaning warehouse district) in
Hamburg is the largest warehouse district in the world where the buildings stand on
timber-pile foundations . It is located in the the
HafenCity quarter and was built from 1883 to 1927.
The Speicherstadt is located in the port of Hamburg and 1.5 km (0.93 mi) long and pervaded by loading canals. The district was built as a free zone to transfer goods without paying customs. As of 2009 the district and the surrounding area is under redevelopment.
The old police station and part of the Hanseatic Trade Center © Oliver Nimz/cc-by-2.5
The warehouses were built with different support structures, but
Andreas Meyer created a
Neo-Gothic red-brick outer layer with little towers, alcoves, and
glazed terra cotta ornaments. The warehouses are multi-storey buildings with entrances from water and land. One of the oldest warehouses is the
Kaispeicher B of the
International Maritime Museum .
The Speicherstadt is a tourist attraction in Hamburg. There are several museums like the
Deutsches Zollmuseum (German Customs Museum),
Miniatur Wunderland (a model railway), the
Hamburg Dungeon , and the
Afghan Museum . The buildings are also used as warehouses. As of 2005, the companies in the Speicherstadt handled one-third of the world’s carpet production, and other goods as cocoa, coffee, tea, spices, maritime equipment, and electronic goods.
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