Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Brick Expressionism

Cologne is the fourth-largest city in Germany - and one of the oldest. A Germanic tribe, the Ubii, had a settlement here, this was named by the Romans "Oppidum Ubiorum". In 50 AD, the Romans founded "Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium", the city then became the provincial capital of "Germania Inferior". While Gremberg is known since the 9th century, Humboldt was founded during the industrialization of the second half of the 19th century. Both settlements developed into workers' housing areas. As the factories around flourished, the number of workers living here grew very fast. A neoGothic church was erected here in 1899 . Already in 1926 this church was too small as by then there were more than 12000 parishioners in Humboldt. The church got demolished and the church seen here was built. It got consecrated in December 1927. During the air raids of WWII about 80% of all houses got destroyed, the church was in ruins in 1945 but got rebuilt following the plans of the late 1920s. Unfortunately I could not find out the name of the architects. The style is "Brick Expressionism", a style that, influenced by the Bauhaus architecture, was popular in the 1920s mainly in Germany and the Netherlands. Similar buildings in Cologne are the former exhibition halls of the Cologne Fair and the so called Hansahochhaus. The church was - locked!

Cologne is the fourth-largest city in Germany - and one of the oldest. A Germanic tribe, the Ubii, had a settlement here, this was named by the Romans "Oppidum Ubiorum". In 50 AD, the Romans founded "Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium", the city then became the provincial capital of "Germania Inferior". While Gremberg is known since the 9th century, Humboldt was founded during the industrialization of the second half of the 19th century. Both settlements developed into workers' housing areas. As the factories around flourished, the number of workers living here grew very fast. A neoGothic church was erected here in 1899 . Already in 1926 this church was too small as by then there were more than 12000 parishioners in Humboldt. The church got demolished and the church seen here was built. It got consecrated in December 1927. During the air raids of WWII about 80% of all houses got destroyed, the church was in ruins in 1945 but got rebuilt following the plans of the late 1920s. Unfortunately I could not find out the name of the architects. The style is "Brick Expressionism", a style that, influenced by the Bauhaus architecture, was popular in the 1920s mainly in Germany and the Netherlands. The tip of the tower. Similar buildings in Cologne are the former exhibition halls of the Cologne Fair and the so called Hansahochhaus. The church was - locked!

Cologne is the fourth-largest city in Germany - and one of the oldest. A Germanic tribe, the Ubii, had a settlement here, this was named by the Romans "Oppidum Ubiorum". In 50 AD, the Romans founded "Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium", the city then became the provincial capital of "Germania Inferior". While Gremberg is known since the 9th century, Humboldt was founded during the industrialization of the second half of the 19th century. Both settlements developed into workers' housing areas. As the factories around flourished, the number of workers living here grew very fast. A neoGothic church was erected here in 1899 . Already in 1926 this church was too small as by then there were more than 12000 parishioners in Humboldt. The church got demolished and the church seen here was built. It got consecrated in December 1927. During the air raids of WWII about 80% of all houses got destroyed, the church was in ruins in 1945 but got rebuilt following the plans of the late 1920s. Unfortunately I could not find out the name of the architects. The style is "Brick Expressionism", a style that, influenced by the Bauhaus architecture, was popular in the 1920s mainly in Germany and the Netherlands. Similar buildings in Cologne are the former exhibition halls of the Cologne Fair and the so called Hansahochhaus. The church was - locked!

Cologne is the fourth-largest city in Germany - and one of the oldest. A Germanic tribe, the Ubii, had a settlement here, this was named by the Romans "Oppidum Ubiorum". In 50 AD, the Romans founded "Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium", the city then became the provincial capital of "Germania Inferior". In 1929, when Konrad Adenauer was mayor in Cologne (later he became the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany) the so called "Rheinhallen" were built as exhibition halls of the Cologne Fair. The uniformly designed brick façade and the 80-meter-high "Messeturm" were completed in "Brick Expressionism", a style that, influenced by the Bauhaus architecture, was popular in the 1920s mainly in Germany and the Netherlands. In 2005 "koelmesse", the trade fair company, sold the Rheinhallen, that were converted into a listed administration building and studio building for RTL. Meanwhile the complex is named "Rheinpark-Metropole Köln" and hosts various insurance companies.

Boettcherstrasse is a small lane in the centre of Bremen, that is only 100 m long, but famous for its unusual architecture. Most of its buildings were erected between 1922 and 1931, as a result of the initiative of Ludwig Roselius, a Bremen-based coffee-trader. The buildings are a rare example of "Brick Expressionism". In 1944, large proportions of the lane were destroyed by aerial bombing. By 1954, the Roselius Jr.´s Kaffee HAG company had restored most of the facades to their original state. After a restauration, the lane is owned by the foundation "Stiftung Bremer Sparer Dank". Boettcherstrasse contains several museums, arts and crafts shops, bars, restaurants and a hotel.

Boettcherstrasse is a small lane in the centre of Bremen, that is only 100 m long, but famous for its unusual architecture. Most of its buildings were erected between 1922 and 1931, as a result of the initiative of Ludwig Roselius, a Bremen-based coffee-trader. The buildings are a rare example of "Brick Expressionism". In 1944, large proportions of the lane were destroyed by aerial bombing. By 1954, the Roselius Jr.´s Kaffee HAG company had restored most of the facades to their original state. After a restauration, the lane is owned by the foundation "Stiftung Bremer Sparer Dank". Boettcherstrasse contains several museums, arts and crafts shops, bars, restaurants and a hotel.