page_title: Speicherstadt
hierarchical_section_title: Speicherstadt
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Projekt Heißluftballon, Fahrt über Hamburg und Umgebung., Blick von Osten Hamburg's Speicherstadt (meaning: "warehouse city") ist the world's largest warehouse complex. It's grounded on oak foundations, built in 1888 and since 1991 it is declared a historic monument. This is a photograph of an architectural monument.It is on the list of cultural monuments of Hamburg, no. 11793-11801 11867 11886 11975-11977 12072-12086 12091 12189-12200 12276-12279 12333-12336 12415-12475 12477-12489 12498-12501 12879-12886 13378 13725-13729 14151 14794 14863-14864 14879-14896 14969-14978
context_page_description: The Speicherstadt 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—within the HafenCity quarter—and was built from 1883 to 1927.
  The district was built as a free zone to transfer goods without paying customs. As of 2009, both the district and the surrounding area are under redevelopment. As the first site in Hamburg, it was awarded the status of UNESCO World Heritage Site on 5 July 2015.
context_section_description: The Speicherstadt ([ˈʃpaɪ̯çɐˌʃtat], literally: 'City of Warehouses', meaning warehouse district) 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—within the HafenCity quarter—and was built from 1883 to 1927.
  The district was built as a free zone to transfer goods without paying customs. As of 2009, both the district and the surrounding area are under redevelopment. As the first site in Hamburg, it was awarded the status of UNESCO World Heritage Site on 5 July 2015.
caption: Aerial view of the Speicherstadt
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