#Department store #Magdeburg #1929
Description
The house has two facades. The main side is on one Magedeburg's shopping street, Breiter Weg. On the ground floor, long and eye-catching shop window have been provided for the location on this road. Above this are four storey zones with ribbon windows, allowing good illumination of the rooms with daylight. During World War II, the building was damaged and reopened without the top floor. When the building was reconstructed in 1998, the house got the fourth floor back.
The department store's design of the first years differed from today by using lettering and advertisings on the facades.
The plot of land extends to the street Große Steinernetischstraße, making it possible to build a second facade that is visible from the public space, but it was realised with a very simple design.
As in other cities, there was not only competition among the department stores in terms of the range of goods, but also in terms of architecture. The Klavehn department store stood not far away at Breiter Weg 142/143 until World War II.
Description
The house has two facades. The main side is on one Magedeburg's shopping street, Breiter Weg. On the ground floor, long and eye-catching shop window have been provided for the location on this road. Above this are four storey zones with ribbon windows, allowing good illumination of the rooms with daylight. During World War II, the building was damaged and reopened without the top floor. When the building was reconstructed in 1998, the house got the fourth floor back.
The department store's design of the first years differed from today by using lettering and advertisings on the facades.
The plot of land extends to the street Große Steinernetischstraße, making it possible to build a second facade that is visible from the public space, but it was realised with a very simple design.
As in other cities, there was not only competition among the department stores in terms of the range of goods, but also in terms of architecture. The Klavehn department store stood not far away at Breiter Weg 142/143 until World War II.
History
The company C&A was very active in Germany and often used modernist architecture for its department stores. In the times of GDR this department store housed the Olympia department store for sports equipment. For the use as a library, the building was extensively renovated in 1998 and adapted for the new use.
History
The company C&A was very active in Germany and often used modernist architecture for its department stores. In the times of GDR this department store housed the Olympia department store for sports equipment. For the use as a library, the building was extensively renovated in 1998 and adapted for the new use.
