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Speicherstadt

The Speicherstadt (literally: 'City of Warehouses') in Hamburg, Germany is the largest warehouse district in the world where the buildings stand on timber-pile foundations, oak logs, in this particular case. It is located in the port of Hamburg and was built from 1883 to 1927.

 

The district was built as a free zone to transfer goods without paying customs. It has been awarded the status of UNESCO World Heritage Site on 5 July 2015. (from Wikipedia)

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Uploaded on September 17, 2015