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

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project in

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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

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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 A Kranhaus ("crane house") is one of three 17-story buildings, collectively , in the Rheinauhafen of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. Their shape, an upside-down "L", is reminiscent of the Crane (machine)#Harbour usage, harbor cranes that were use ...

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

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