Afrikhaus (Hamburg)
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The Afrikhaus is an office building at Große Reichenstraße 27 in the German city of Hamburg
. It was built in 1899 as the headquarters of the C. Woermann firm (including the Woermann-Linie
) by the Hamburg architect Martin Haller
and was given listed monument status in 1972.
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
. It was built in 1899 as the headquarters of the C. Woermann firm (including the Woermann-Linie
Woermann-Linie
The Woermann-Linie was a German shipping line which existed from 1885 to 1941. It was set up on 15 June 1885 by Adolph Woermann and became one of the leading shipping companies to Africa. From 1899 it was based in Afrikhaus in Hamburg. In 1941-42 it was taken over by John T. Essberger....
) by the Hamburg architect Martin Haller
Martin Haller
Martin Emil Ferdinand Haller was a German architect, who designed the Hamburg Rathaus and the building of the Consulate General of the United States in Hamburg, and a member of the Hamburg Parliament.- Early life and family :...
and was given listed monument status in 1972.