Deichtorhallen - Hamburg,Germany
N 53° 32.802 E 010° 00.393
32U E 566692 N 5933560
The Deichtorhallen in Hamburg, Germany, is one of Europe's largest art centers for contemporary art and photography.
Waymark Code: WMTGDK
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Date Posted: 11/21/2016
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The Deichtorhallen in Hamburg, Germany, is one of Europe's largest art centers for contemporary art and photography. The two historical buildings dating from 1911–13 are iconic in style, with their open steel-and-glass structures. Their architecture creates a backdrop for spectacular major international exhibitions. Since 2011, the two buildings at the interface of Hamburg's Kunstmeile and Hafencity have been supplemented by a satellite in Hamburg's Harburg district, the Sammlung Falckenberg.
History:
Between 1911 and 1914, the "Deichtorhallen" ("the levee gate halls") were built as market halls on the grounds of the former Berliner Bahnhof railway station, Hamburg's counterpart to Berlin's Hamburger Bahnhof. They constitute one of the few surviving examples of industrial architecture from the transitional period between Art Nouveau and 20th-century styles. The two halls are open steel structures, the northern hall is a longitudinal edifice boasting three naves and a 3,800 sq.m. footprint; the southern hall (1,800 sq.m.) is a building with a lantern roof. Rupprecht Matthies created two "language cylinders" visitors can walk through for Deichtorplatz, which is also home to a Richard Serra sculpture. In the northern hall, there is a line of neon writing by Mario Merz and a "Blue Disc" by Imi Knoebel.
Source: Wikipedia
Name: Deichtorhallen
Location:
Deichtorstraße 1-2
20095 Hamburg
Phone Number: Phone +49 (0)40 32103-0 Fax +49 (0)40 32103-230
Web Site: [Web Link]
Agency/Ownership: Public
Hours of operation:
Tuesday − Sunday, 11 am − 6 pm
Every first Thursday of the month, 11 am − 9 pm (except on holidays)
CLOSED:
Mondays
Bank Holidays
Admission Fee: Regular: 10 Euro Reduction*: 6 Euro Tuesday card: 5 Euro (from 16 p.m.) Kombitickets (valid 4 weeks): 14 Euro (2 halls − 1 price: Hall for Contemporary Art / House of Photography), 25 Euro (3 halls − 1 price: Hall for Contemporary Art / House of Photograp
Gift Shop: yes
Cafe/Restaurant: yes
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