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Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus in Hamburg: Speicherstadt is the largest warehouse district in the world and is located in the Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Hamburg is located in northern Germany on the banks of the Elbe. The deep river Elbe allows large ocean ships to reach the inland Port of Hamburg. Hamburg is situated 110 km from Cuxhaven where the Elbe flows into the North Sea. The river is almost 3 km wide when it passes Hamburg. The Port of Hamburg is the third largest port in Europe, after the Port of Rotterdam and Antwerp. Speicherstadt was built on small islands in the Elbe River. Speicherstadt was built as a free zone to transfer goods without paying customs. Speicherstadt was built in the period 1885-1927. The buildings of Speicherstadt stands on timber-pile foundations. The warehouses are multi-storey buildings, built of red brick, a common style in Northern Europe, and decorated with small towers, alcoves and glazed terracotta ornaments. The warehouses are reachable from land and water. The warehouse district is a network of roads, canals and bridges. The Allied bombing of Hamburg during the Second World War destroyed 50% of Speicherstadt. It was partly rebuilt from 1949 to 1967. The companies in Speicherstadt stored and handled products such as cocoa, coffee, tea, tobacco and spices. Today, some of the warehouses are museums, the International Maritime Museum of Hamburg is housed in Kaispeicher B, the oldest preserved warehouse in Speicherstadt. The Kontorhäuser, the administration buildings, of the merchants were built right next to Speicherstadt. The most famous of the Kontorhaus District is the Chile House. The Chile House is a fine example of the Modernist architecture of the 1920s. The Kontor house district bear witness to the prosperity of the former trading dynasties in Hamburg. Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus were declared a UNESCO World Heritage in 2015.

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   Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus in Hamburg: The red brick warehouses of Speicherstadt, the largest warehouse complex in the world. It is situated in the Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Speicherstadt was built from 1883 to 1927. Speicherstadt and the Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015.

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   Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus in Hamburg: The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is located in northern Germany on the banks of the Elbe. The deep river Elbe allows large ocean ships to reach the inland Port of Hamburg from the North Sea, the Port of Hamburg is the third largest port in Europe, after the Port of Rotterdam and Antwerp.

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   Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus in Hamburg: The Mohlenhof was designed by the German architect Rudolf Klophaus. The Mohlenhof was built of red brick from 1923-1928. Above the main entrance is a larger-than-life-size sculpture of Mercury, the Roman god of trade, Mercury is flanked on either side by reliefs, they symbolize the five continents.

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   Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus in Hamburg:  The Montanhof is one of the huge office buildings, the Kontorhäuser, in Hamburg. The façade of the Montanhof is adorned with numerous Art Deco decorations, very unique in Hamburg. The Montanhof is characterised by the typical recessed upper floors and bay windows.

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   Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus in Hamburg: The Montanhof was built of red-brown brick between 1924 and 1926. The Kontorhouse district in Hamburg bear witness to the prosperity of the former trading dynasties in the Hanseatic City of Hamburg. The buildings in the Kontorhaus District are some of the most notable architectural structures of the 1920s. 

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   Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus in Hamburg: The Chilehaus was designed by the German architect Fritz Höger. He is regarded as one of the leading figures of the German brick expressionism. The Chilehaus is the largest building within the Kontorhaus District, it was shaped to fit a uneven plot between two streets, the building features a ship-like facade. 

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   Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus in Hamburg: The staircase inside the Chile House. The Chilehaus, the Chile House, is the most famous building of the Kontorhaus District in Hamburg and is the most renowned building that was designed by the architect Fritz Höger. The administration buildings (Kontorhäuser) of the merchants were built right next to Speicherstadt.

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   Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus in Hamburg: The Chilehaus was built for the ship owner Henry (Chile) Sloman, the ten-storey office building was constructed in the brick neo-Gothic architecture style, the Chilehaus is ornamented with decorative bonds of brickwork. The building is a splendid example of the Modernist architecture of the 1920s.

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   Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus in Hamburg: The Meßberghof is one of the Kontorhäuser, the administration buildings of the merchants. The Kontorhäuser were built in the Kontorhausviertel, a district of commercial offices and administration buildings, right next to Speicherstadt, the warehouse district in the Hanseatic City of Hamburg. 

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    Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus in Hamburg: The two Deichtorhallen, now the Haus der Photographie Hamburg, were built as market halls between 1911 and 1914. Today, the Deichtorhallen houses one of the largest centres for contemporary art and photography in Europe. Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus became a World Heritage in 2015.