Fagus Factory in Alfeld World Heritage Site

Official name

Fagus Factory in Alfeld | UNESCO

Country

Germany | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

51.9838° Lat, 9.8122° Lon | Map

Code

1368

Time Zone

Europe/Berlin (CET, +0100)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2011. Fagus Factory in Alfeld is a 10-building complex - began around 1910 to the design of Walter Gropius, which is a landmark in the development of modern architecture and industrial design. Serving all stages of manufacture, storage and dispatch of lasts used by the shoe industry, the complex, which is still operational today, is situated in Alfeld an der Leine in Lower Saxony. With its groundbreaking vast expanses of glass panels and functionalist aesthetics, the complex foreshadowed the work of the Bauhaus school and is a landmark in the development of architecture in Europe and North America.