South of the old town, two kilometres of the Rhein’s left bank have been turned into new district for the digital and creative industries.
Rheinauhafen is the name for the commercial port that used to occupy the riverside here, and since the 1990s the old cranes and waterside industry have been taken over by fresh and ambitious architectural landmarks.
The boldest of these are the award-winning Kranhaus buildings, 60 metres high and resembling colossal hoisting cranes in the way the upper floors jut out 90° over the water.
