Laeiszhof on Nikolaifleet - Low Tide
by Yvonne Johnstone
Title
Laeiszhof on Nikolaifleet - Low Tide
Artist
Yvonne Johnstone
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Photograph - Photography
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The F. Laeisz Group was founded in 1824. A family-run shipowner with over 190 years of experience.
Carl Laeisz was taken into the family company by father Ferdinand in 1852 and urged his father to buy two small ships.
The income from these two ships alone was so high that father and son decide to commission the construction of yet another ship, ultimately paving the way for their entrance into the shipping business. The new ship was christened after Carl's wife, nicknamed "Pudel" (poodle) for her curly hair.
The Laeiszhof, southwest of the bridge (Trostbrücke), was built in 1897/98 as a Kontorhaus for the company F. Laeisz to plans by Bernhard Hanssen, Wilhelm Emil Meerwein and Martin Haller in the style of the Hannover School.
A statue of a poodle stands on top of the Laeiszhof on Trostbrücke between the two towers in memory of Carl's wife.
Choosing names beginning with the letter "P" soon became a Laeisz tradition, a tradition that is valid until the present day.
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October 9th, 2019
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