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Hamburg
UNESCO
world heritage sites
Warehouse district
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St. Annenufer 2
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.
Messberghof
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Messberg 1
the entrance hall impresses viewers with the staircase with round staircase eye, the floor with bright polished sandstone clad plates and the travertine or coloured tiles.
Chile House
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Fischertwiete 2A
The Chilehaus (Chile House) is a ten-story office building in Hamburg, Germany. It is located in the Kontorhausviertel. It is an exceptional example of the 1920s Brick Expressionism style of architecture. This large angular building is located on a site of approximately 6,000m2, spanning the Fischertwiete Street in Hamburg.
Mohlenhof
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Burchardstrasse 13
This construction primarily shows the transition from expressionist architecture to the New Objectivity. The concrete skeleton construction has a smooth brick façade with simply cut windows.
Former Post Office Building
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Niedernstrasse 10
Miramar House
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Schopenstehl 15
The Miramar House is a historic Kontorhaus in Hamburg, built in the style of Brick Expressionism of the 1920s. It is located in the Hamburg-Altstadt district. The house has been a listed building since 1999.
Montanhof
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Kattrepel 2
The Montanhof was built between 1924 and 1926. The architects were Hermann Distel and Augustus Grubitz. The building has elements of Art Deco, which is seldom found in Hamburg.
Kontorhaus
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Burchardstrasse 19
It was created around 1912 where thousands of people previously lived in poor conditions in one of the notorious “Gängeviertel”. An entire district of rental office buildings was built here – an impressive and globally unique collection of clinker brick buildings with beautiful design elements.