UNESCO World Heritage Site Fagus Factory in Alfeld

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The UNESCO World Heritage Site Fagus Factory in Alfeld is an early 20th-century industrial complex designed by Walter Gropius, celebrated as a pioneering work of modernist architecture and functionalist design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
factory complex
industrial building
modernist architectural work
architecturalStyle functionalism
modernism
associatedWith Bauhaus movement
early 20th‑century industrialization
builtFor Fagus Factory
surface form: Fagus shoe last factory
constructionEndDate 1913
constructionStartDate 1911
country Germany
currentUse company headquarters
industrial production
visitor center
designedBy Adolf Meyer
Walter Gropius
hasComponent boiler house
chimney
main production building
office wing
showroom and exhibition spaces
warehouse buildings
heritageCriteria (ii)
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heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
influenced Bauhaus movement
surface form: Bauhaus architecture
locatedIn Alfeld
Lower Saxony
Northern Germany
material brick
glass
steel
notableFeature absence of load‑bearing exterior walls
corner glazing without visible supports
daylit workspaces
extensive glass curtain walls
flat roofs
horizontal window bands
steel frame construction
originalFunction shoe last production
owner Fagus Factory
surface form: Fagus‑GreCon Greten GmbH & Co. KG
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: World Heritage List
period early 20th century
significance early example of functionalist design
pioneering work of modernist industrial architecture
UNESCOListingYear 2011
UNESCORegion Europe and North America
UNESCOSiteId 1368

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Lower Saxony hasCulturalHeritage UNESCO World Heritage Site Fagus Factory in Alfeld