Schocken Department Store Chemnitz
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Schocken Department Store Chemnitz was a pioneering modernist department store in Chemnitz, Germany, renowned for its expressive, streamlined architecture by Erich Mendelsohn.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Schocken Department Store Chemnitz canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial building
ⓘ
cultural heritage monument ⓘ department store ⓘ modernist building ⓘ |
| architect | Erich Mendelsohn ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Brick Expressionism
ⓘ
surface form:
Expressionist architecture
Modernism ⓘ Streamline Moderne ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Chemnitz
ⓘ
Erich Mendelsohn ⓘ
surface form:
Erich Mendelsohn buildings
Modernist architecture in Germany ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Schocken family ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1930 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1927 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| function | retail ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalInnovation |
dynamic corner composition
ⓘ
integration of display windows into facade design ⓘ streamlined horizontal emphasis ⓘ |
| hasFacadeFeature |
cantilevered upper stories
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corner tower-like volume ⓘ curved corner ⓘ emphasized horizontal lines ⓘ horizontal banded windows ⓘ strip windows ⓘ |
| hasFloorCount | multiple stories ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
glass
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reinforced concrete ⓘ stone cladding ⓘ |
| hasNotableView | prominent street corner in central Chemnitz ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed building ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Brick Expressionism
ⓘ
surface form:
Expressionist architecture
functionalism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chemnitz
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Saxony ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Salman Schocken ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1930 ⓘ |
| originalOwner |
Karstadt
ⓘ
surface form:
Schocken department store chain
|
| partOf | Schocken department store network ⓘ |
| significance |
icon of interwar department store design
ⓘ
key work of Erich Mendelsohn ⓘ landmark of German modernist commercial architecture ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| usedFor | department store retailing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Erich Mendelsohn