Priwall promenade, Travemünde – cast stone ahoy

Figure: Oliver Franke

The Priwall promenade is situated at the Passat harbor in Travemünde

Figure: Oliver Franke

A drone photography of the newly paved area of the Priwall promenade

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The benches illuminate in a blue light at night

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The color scheme of the pavement appears very maritime

Figure: Oliver Franke

The Magnum slabs make all area accessible in a barrier-free manner

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The urban furniture such as the seating benches are also characterized by a sculptural, maritime look

Figure: Oliver Franke

A large extensive flight of stairs with wood decks was built along the harbor basin as a large seating and resting place

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An artificial creek was created in the center of the Priwall promenade, inviting to play

Figure: Oliver Franke

The Priwall promenade was newly installed in the German city of Travemünde. The estuary of the river coming from Lübeck is dominated by the four-masted barque „Passat“ – a museum ship that has been anchored here since 1959. The complete article (in German) can be read in the „BetonBauteile Jahrbuch 2022“ yearbook, which is available at the Profil bookstore of Bauverlag.

Priwall is an about 3 km long peninsula at the river Trave estuary in the east of Schleswig-Holstein. It is part of Travemünde as an urban district of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck. As a wide sandy beach at the northeastern part of the peninsula invites to swim in the Bay of Lübeck, Priwall is highly frequented above all in the summer months.

The new circumferential, experience promenade connects the rather quietly situated waterside of the Priwall peninsula to the bank of Travemünde that is highly frequented by tourists. A private investor was the mainspring of the development: In the area of...