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Swines and pigs: architectural sculpture on the facade of the Klopperhaus in Hamburg.
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Swines and pigs: architectural sculpture on the facade of the Klöpperhaus in Hamburg.
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===The Klöpperhaus===
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[[Image:Hamburg.Klöpperhaus.wmt.jpg|thumb|„Klöpperhaus“ in Hamburg, 1912–1913]]
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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.
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contributor: Zsofia Buda  mphbuz01@phd.ceu.hu  Central European University
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Latest revision as of 10:14, 27 January 2009

Pigs on the facade of the „Klöpperhaus“, Hamburg

Swines and pigs: architectural sculpture on the facade of the Klöpperhaus in Hamburg.

The Klöpperhaus

File:Hamburg.Klöpperhaus.wmt.jpg
„Klöpperhaus“ in Hamburg, 1912–1913

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