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− | [[Image:Klopperhaus_Hamburg_pigs.jpg| | + | [[Image:Klopperhaus_Hamburg_pigs.jpg|300px|thumb|Pigs on the facade of the „Klöpperhaus“, Hamburg]] |
Swines and pigs: architectural sculpture on the facade of the Klöpperhaus in Hamburg. | Swines and pigs: architectural sculpture on the facade of the Klöpperhaus in Hamburg. | ||
===The Klöpperhaus=== | ===The Klöpperhaus=== | ||
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The Klöpperhaus (Hamburg, Mönckebergstraße 3) was built in 1912-13 for the wool merchant Heinrich [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_H%C3%B6ger Adolf Klöpper]. Its architect was Fritz Höger. It functioned as a Kontorhaus or office building. In 1966-1967, it was altered into a department store, but its original facade was preserved. | The Klöpperhaus (Hamburg, Mönckebergstraße 3) was built in 1912-13 for the wool merchant Heinrich [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_H%C3%B6ger Adolf Klöpper]. Its architect was Fritz Höger. It functioned as a Kontorhaus or office building. In 1966-1967, it was altered into a department store, but its original facade was preserved. | ||
− | contributor: Zsofia Buda | + | contributor: Zsofia Buda mphbuz01@phd.ceu.hu Central European University |
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Latest revision as of 10:14, 27 January 2009
Swines and pigs: architectural sculpture on the facade of the Klöpperhaus in Hamburg.
The Klöpperhaus
The Klöpperhaus (Hamburg, Mönckebergstraße 3) was built in 1912-13 for the wool merchant Heinrich Adolf Klöpper. Its architect was Fritz Höger. It functioned as a Kontorhaus or office building. In 1966-1967, it was altered into a department store, but its original facade was preserved.
contributor: Zsofia Buda mphbuz01@phd.ceu.hu Central European University