Werhahnmühle
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The Werhahnmühle is a complex of offices, restaurants and a museum located in Duisburg
's Inner Harbour
It occupies the former silo and mill buildings of the Rheinische Mühlenwerke Werhahn. It is part of the Duisburg: Town and Harbour
section of the Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail
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and survive the holocaust.
In 1969, the mill itself was closed down but the storage space was used for state grain reserves until 1994. The demolition was prevented by a public pressure. The master plan by Foster and Partners
for the inner harbour included the preservation of the old industrial, storage and officr buildings. Between 2001 to 2002, the entire complex of buildings (about 27,000 cubic meters of enclosed space) was converted on behalf of Franz Brüggemann GEPAG into exhibition space, offices, dining rooms and doctors' surgeries. This cost for €3.3 million The listed buildings were gutted, leaving only the outer walls and interior load-bearing structures. Some buildings were combined to form an ensemble (Western memory, Flour, Sakhr funnels). On the western facade of the silo, the exterior has been significantly altered with the insertion of large windows.
Duisburg
- History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...
's Inner Harbour
Duisburg Inner Harbour
The Innenhafen in Duisburg, encompassing an area of 89ha., was for over a hundred years, during the high point of the Industrial Revolution, the central harbor and trading point of the town. Since the mid-60s, the importance of the harbour declined and it lay in a disused condition for 20...
It occupies the former silo and mill buildings of the Rheinische Mühlenwerke Werhahn. It is part of the Duisburg: Town and Harbour
Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail – Duisburg: Town and Harbour
Duisburg: Town and Harbour is the Theme Route No. 1 of The Industrial Heritage Trail, which passes through Duisburg, the Inner Harbour, Ruhrort, the Duisburg-Ruhrorter harbour and other attractions on the Rhine and Ruhr.- Tour 1: Hafenpfad Inner :...
section of the Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail
The Industrial Heritage Trail
The Industrial Heritage Trail links tourist attractions related to the industrial heritage in the Ruhr area in Germany. It is a part of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.-The route:...
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History
The Rheinische mill works were commenced with abuilding erected by Jacob Cohen in 1896. After his death in 1919 his sons William Cohen (then Chairman of the Industry and Commerce Duisburg-Wesel) and Hugo Cohen (Judge of the District Court Duisburg), inherited the mill. With the rise to power of the Nazis the business was conficscated from the Jewish Cohen family on 3 January 1936, and taken over by the brothers Hermann and Wilhelm Werhahn Neuss. The company changed its name to Rheinische Mühlenwerke Werhahn. The Cohen family managed to emigrate to South AmericaSouth America
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and survive the holocaust.
In 1969, the mill itself was closed down but the storage space was used for state grain reserves until 1994. The demolition was prevented by a public pressure. The master plan by Foster and Partners
Foster and Partners
Foster + Partners is an architectural firm based in London. The practice is led by its founder and Chairman, Norman Foster, and has constructed many high-profile glass-and-steel buildings....
for the inner harbour included the preservation of the old industrial, storage and officr buildings. Between 2001 to 2002, the entire complex of buildings (about 27,000 cubic meters of enclosed space) was converted on behalf of Franz Brüggemann GEPAG into exhibition space, offices, dining rooms and doctors' surgeries. This cost for €3.3 million The listed buildings were gutted, leaving only the outer walls and interior load-bearing structures. Some buildings were combined to form an ensemble (Western memory, Flour, Sakhr funnels). On the western facade of the silo, the exterior has been significantly altered with the insertion of large windows.