Speicherstadt

One of the most famous destinations in Hamburg is the Speicherstadt.

Simply great here and impressive. It's great to see what has become of the old storage facilities

The Speicherstadt was built between 1883 and 1927 south of the old town on the former Elbe islands and residential quarters of Kehrwieder and Wandrahm as part of the Hamburg Free Port in three phases; the first phase was completed in 1888. The construction management was carried out by the chief engineer of the Hamburg Building Deputation, Franz Andreas Meyer. He was assisted by the hydraulic engineering director Christian Nehls and the building director Carl Johann Christian Zimmermann, as well as a consortium of 15 engineers, 24 architects and draftsmen. Of these, Georg Thielen designed around 30 warehouses at the Neuer Wandrahm, Am Sandtorkai, Auf dem Sande, Brook and Kehrwieder locations.Since 1 January 2003, the Speicherstadt has been excluded from the area of the free port (dissolved in 2013); on 1 March 2008, together with the new development area on the Grosser Grasbrook, it was declared administratively part of the HafenCity district in the Hamburg-Mitte district.