Speicherstadt
Key facts
- Building.name
- Speicherstadt
- Building.image
- Speicherstadt abends.jpg
- Building.image_size
- 275px
- Building.image_caption
- View at night, 2012
- Building.building_type
- warehouse district
- Building.architectural_style
- Gothic Revival
- Building.location
- Hamburg, Germany
- Building.location_city
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- Building.location_town
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- Building.construction_start_date
- 1883
- Building.completion_date
- 1927
- Building.opened_date
- 1888
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Architecture
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thumb|Aerial view of the Speicherstadt seen from the east|alt=Aerial view of warehouses pervaded by loading canals and streets The Speicherstadt (, literally: 'City of Warehouses', meaning warehouse district) 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.
The district was built as a free zone to transfer goods without paying customs. The district and the surrounding area have been under redevelopment for many years as the port industry has evolved. As an exceptional example of Neo-Gothic and modernist architecture, and for its testimony to the development of international maritime trade, the Speicherstadt was awarded the status of UNESCO World Heritage Site on 5 July 2015, along with the Kontorhaus District.