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