Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus

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A Historical Overview of Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus

The Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus, located in the heart of Hamburg, Germany, are significant examples of urban planning and architectural development that have shaped the city's skyline since the late 19th century. These districts, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015, offer a unique blend of history, architecture, and commerce, making them a must-visit destination for tourists and historians alike.

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UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site

Speicherstadt and the adjacent Kontorhaus district are two densely built urban areas in the centre of the port city of Hamburg. Speicherstadt, originally developed on a group of narrow islands in the Elbe River between 1885 and 1927, was partly rebuilt from 1949 to 1967. It is one of the largest coherent historic ensembles of port warehouses in the world (300,000 m²). It includes 15 very large warehouse blocks as well as six ancillary buildings and a connecting network of short canals. Adjacent to the modernist Chilehaus office building, the Kontorhaus district is an area of over five hectares featuring six very large office complexes built from the 1920s to the 1940s to house port-related businesses. The complex exemplifies the effects of the rapid growth in international trade in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Encyclopedia Record: Speicherstadt

The Speicherstadt in Hamburg, Germany, is the largest warehouse district in the world where the buildings stand on timber-pile foundations—oak logs, in this particular case. It is located in the port of Hamburg, in the HafenCity quarter, and was built from 1883 to 1927.

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