Speicherstadt warehouse district

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The Speicherstadt warehouse district is a historic complex of red-brick, canal-lined warehouses in Hamburg, Germany, recognized as the world’s largest warehouse district and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
historic district
tourist attraction
warehouse district
architecturalStyle historicist architecture
red-brick Gothic Revival
area about 26 hectares
builtDuring German Empire
constructionEndDate 1927
constructionStartDate 1883
contains Hamburg Dungeon
International Maritime Museum vicinity
Miniatur Wunderland
country Germany
distinction world’s largest warehouse district where the buildings stand on timber-pile foundations
functionToday gastronomy
museums
offices
tourism
governingBody Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
hasFeature bridges
gabled facades
hoisting cranes
inner courtyards
multi-storey warehouses
network of canals (Fleete)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
protected historic monument
historicallyStoredGoods carpets
cocoa
coffee
spices
tea
tobacco
inscriptionYear 2015
locatedIn Hamburg
Hamburg-Mitte
Port of Hamburg
locatedNextTo Elbe River
locatedOn canals
materialUsed red brick
numberOfBuildings dozens of individual warehouses
over 15 large warehouse blocks
originalFunction storage and transshipment of goods
partOf Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus
significance symbol of Hamburg’s role as a global trading hub
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus cultural
urbanContext HafenCity development area

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
World Heritage Sites in Belgium ("Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus (transnational serial property including Belgium-related governance participation)")
hasExample
Port of Hamburg
hasTouristAttraction
Hamburg ("Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus")
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Hamburg
knownFor
Speicherstadt warehouse district ("Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus")
partOf

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