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THE HISTORY<\/span><\/h1>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row section_type=”fullwidth” height_ratio=”100″ padding_top_multiplier=”” padding_bottom_multiplier=”” rc_bg_type=”image” rc_bg_image=”353″ columns_gap=”none”][vc_column full_height=”yes” text_align=”center”]
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The Nikolaifleet served as an important trade and transportation canal in Hamburg’s old town.<\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ full_height=”yes” text_align=”center” tablet_sm_width=”1″ tablet_sm_column_order=”1″ mobile_column_order=”1″]

At the origin of
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Hamburg’s history as a trading city made its first waves at Nikolaifleet, where the Counts of Schauenburg began building the first port facilities in 1188. For centuries, the Fleet has remained a pulsating center of trade – a place where goods, ideas and visions are set in motion.<\/p>\n

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Just a few meters from today’s Haus der Seefahrt, the first modern harbour basin was built in 1866 with the Sandtorhafen. In 1888, the Speicherstadt warehouse district was officially opened – symbolizing Hamburg’s rise to become a leading trade and logistics metropolis.<\/p>\n

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From Kontorhaus
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FORWARD INTO THE PRESENT<\/h5>\n

Around 1900, Hamburg experienced a rapid upswing: the Kontorhaus became a symbol of a new era of trade. The St. Pauli Landungsbr\u00fccken were built in 1910 – and the Haus der Seefahrt in the same year.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ vertical_content_position=”bottom”][vc_column_text css=””]With its representative fa\u00e7ade and modern work surfaces, it captures the progressive spirit of its time. Today, on Nikolaifleet, it is a reminder of the origins of this success story – and of Hamburg’s enduring role as a gateway to the world.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″ vertical_content_position=”bottom” tablet_sm_width=”hide”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/12″ full_height=”yes” rc_bg_type=”image” rc_bg_image=”180″ expand_column_bg=”expand-bg-right” tablet_sm_width=”1″][vc_row_inner desktop_visibility=”hide” tablet_visibility=”hide”][vc_column_inner]

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