IndustrialBuildings..MillsWarehouses

4.1. Mills, Warehouses

Mills and Warehouses are the dominating buildings especially in harbour areas. The abandoned grain mill at Wismar harbour is an outstanding example for this kind of industrial architecture.

Grain Elevator

Germany

Wismar

2001-05-24

Grain Mill

Germany

Wismar

2001-05-23

Grain Mill

Germany

Wismar

2001-05-24

The old warehouses and grain silos in Stralsund awaiting to be restored to life.

Warehouse

Germany

Stralsund

2001-05-30

Warehouse

Germany

Stralsund

2001-05-30

I found an other example for a grain mill at the coast of the Baltic Sea at Barth.

Warehouse

Germany

Barth

2001-05-26

4.1.1. Hamburg Speicherstadt

When Hamburg was forced to reduce the size of it's free port ('Freihafen') in 1881, it was decided to build new warehouses replacing the old ones, which were scattered around Hamburg. The resulting buildings form a unique ensemble, the so called 'Speicherstadt'. Some of the beautiful warehouses are still in use to store valuable goods like carpets and tea, others have been converted into offices.