Duisburg Inner Harbour
The Innenhafen (Inner Harbour) in Duisburg, Germany, is connected to the Rhine River, encompasses an area of 89 hectares (220 acres). For over a hundred years during the high point of the Industrial Revolution, it was the central harbour and trading point of the town. Since the mid-1960s, the importance of the harbour declined and it lay in a disused condition for 20 years, before plans for renovation were drawn up. This former industrial area has been fundamentally transformed, a process which started as a part of the International Building Exhibition Emscher Park (IBA) which ran from 1989 until 1999.
| Duisburg Inner Harbour | |
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Duisburg Inner Harbor around 1900 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Location | Duisburg |
| Coordinates | 51°26′27″N 6°45′58″E |
| Details | |
| Type of harbour | Harbour |
| Joins | Rhine River |
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| Website www.duisport.de | |
The basis for this model of development in the Ruhr district was delivered in 1994 by the British architect Norman Foster. Since then, the Inner Harbor has transformed itself into a district combining employment, housing, culture and water-based leisure activities. Today, the Inner Harbour is both industrial heritage and a main stop on the Route der Industriekultur.