On July 5th, 2015 it was finally declared: the UNESCO “awarded” Hamburg with a World Cultural Heritage Site – the Warehouse District including the Kontorhaus District around the Chilehaus. At the end of the 19th century Hamburg was persuaded to join Bismarck’s newly found customs union – given that the city could still profit from […]
read moreOn July 5, 2015, the time had finally come: Hamburg was awarded its first World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The Speicherstadt including the Kontorhaus district around the Chilehaus. At the end of the 19th century, Hamburg was persuaded to join the customs union established by Bismarck – on the condition that it continued to enjoy […]
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