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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.
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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
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contributor: Zsofia Buda mphbuz01@phd.ceu.hu  Central European University

Revision as of 09:54, 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

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„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