Meeting point: Bugenhagenstraße / Barkhof

An event in the series Weltkulturerbe Kontore & Speicherstadt | Stattreisen HamburgUNESCO World Heritage Kontorhausviertel and Speicherstadt TourOn this city tour we experience the UNESCO World Heritage Kontorhausviertel with the famous Chilehaus, which this year celebrates its 100th anniversary, and the equally outstanding Sprinkenhof as well as the traditional warehouses of the Speicherstadt.Where the Gängeviertel once stood, Kontorhäuser were built in the old town for the rising port city, providing offices for rent for the expanding trade. Along the way we will visit some of the distinctive Treppenhäuser (only on weekdays).In der Speicherstadt a different world awaits us: unique warehouses, canals, bridges, loading hatches and castle-like façades. Here goods from around the world were stored: spices, pepper, tobacco, cacao beans, coffee and more. We also see the International Maritime Museum, the magnificent HHLA Administration Building, the Wasserschloss, the Fleetschlößchen, as well as carpet merchants who still use the Speicher as storage spaces.We walk through two outstanding urban quarters that illustrate Hamburg's dynamic mercantile development. At the end of the city tour we give a brief preview of HafenCity with the Überseequartier and the Elbphilharmonie, with which the inner city extends to the Elbe.Duration: 2 hoursMeeting point: Jacobikirche, Bugenhagenstraße, corner Barkhof (Jakobikirchhof 8)Ending point: Magdeburger Hafen, Maritimes Museum

On this city tour, we experience the UNESCO World Heritage site Kontorhausviertel with the famous Chilehaus and the likewise outstanding Sprinkenhof as well as the traditional warehouses by the water.At the site of the former Gängeviertel, Kontorhäuser were built in the old town for the burgeoning port city, which provided offices for the expanding trade for rent. On the way, we will visit some of the special staircases.In the Speicherstadt, we enter another world: unique warehouses, canals, bridges, loading openings, and castle-like facades. Here, goods from all over the world were stored: spices,pepper, tobacco, cocoa beans, coffee, and much more. We also see the Maritime Museum, the magnificent HHLA administration building, the water castle, as well as carpet dealers who still use the warehouses as storage spaces today.We walk through two outstanding city districts that illustrate the dynamic development of the merchant city of Hamburg. In conclusion, we offer a brief outlook on the Hafencity, which connects the city center to the Elbe.