Kontorhaus District

Kontorhaus District
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria	Cultural: iv
Reference	1467
Inscription	2015 (39th Session)
Area	26.08 ha
Buffer zone	56.17 ha
Coordinates	53°32′44″N 9°59′58″E / 53.54556°N 9.99944°E
	Location of Kontorhaus District in Germany Kontorhaus District (Hamburg)

The Kontorhaus District is the southeastern part of Altstadt, Hamburg, between Steinstraße, Meßberg, Klosterwall and Brandstwiete. The streetscape is characterised by large office buildings in the style of Brick Expressionism of the early 20th century.

Since 5 July 2015, parts of the Kontorhaus district and the adjacent Speicherstadt district have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites.^[1]

^ "Hamburger Speicherstadt ist Weltkulturerbe" [Hamburg Speicherstadt is a World Cultural Heritage Site]. Die Zeit (in German). 5 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

[Speicherstadt-1] "Hamburger Speicherstadt ist Weltkulturerbe" [Hamburg Speicherstadt is a World Cultural Heritage Site]. Die Zeit (in German). 5 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

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