The Rheinauhafen (lit. ''Rheinau harbour'') is a

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project in

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...

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, located along the river

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between the Südbrücke (Southern Railway Bridge) and Severinsbrücke (Severin Bridge), just south of the inner city's historic old town. The project is set around the actual Rheinauhafen, a formerly commercial harbour developed during the 1880s, and spans in the north-south direction and east-west at its widest. Planning for the redevelopment project commenced with an urban design competition during the early 1990s, with construction starting in 2002 and scheduled to be completed by 2011. The project comprises some of waterfront landAllgemeine Information, Rheinauhafen, Modernes Köln
mainly used for offices, cultural institutions, hotels and dwellings. The formerly commercial port is now being used as a

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. Architectural landmarks are the former ''

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'' wharf warehouses and the three ''

Kranhaus Kranhaus ("crane house", plural ''Kranhäuser'') refers to each one of the three 17-story buildings in the Rheinauhafen of Cologne, Germany. Their shape, an upside-down "L", is reminiscent of the Crane (machine)#Harbour usage, harbor cranes th ...

'' buildings (from south to north "KranhausPLUS", "Kranhaus1" and "Pandion Vista"), allegorizing the historical harbour cranes. The middle one ("Kranhaus1") was awarded the

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Award in

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on March 12, 2009 in the category of Best Business Centre. The new Rheinauhafen is home to numerous companies of the creative industry; among the larger companies and

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s are

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(in "KranhausPLUS"), CMS Hasche Sigle (in "Kranhaus1"),

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(own building) and

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(own building); among the cultural organisations are the ''Kap am Südkai'', German Sport & Olympia Museum and

Imhoff-Schokoladenmuseum The Imhoff-Schokoladenmuseum (Imhoff chocolate museum) was opened by Hans Imhoff on 31 October 1993. It is situated in the Cologne quarter of Altstadt-Süd on the Rheinauhafen peninsula. The exhibits show the entire history of chocolate, from ...

References

External links

Official site
{{Authority control Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in Germany Landmarks in Cologne Boroughs and quarters of Cologne Innenstadt, Cologne Urban planning in Germany