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Hamburg - Speicherstadt at blue hour

POV = Poggemühlenbrücke

 

It's one of the most photographed places in Hamburg - the Speicherstadt. It's a large warehouse disctrict with a floor area of around 630.000 m². It's dimensions are 1.500m x 250m. Construction started in 1883 and was completed in 1927. Some parts of the Speicherstadt have been damaged during WW2 but were rebuild true to original.

 

The whole complex is still in use and has been awarded the status of UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015.

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Uploaded on September 4, 2015
Taken on September 1, 2015