Maritime University

The Maritime University occupies two buildings in the southern frontage of the Oder River terraces, formed in the beginning of the 20^th century.

The southern wing, designed by Emil Drews, was constructed between 1902 and 1905 in the style of late Historicism for the National Insurance Company (Landesverziherugnsanstalt). The northern wing was designed by Heinrich Osterwold for the Customs Head Office. Since 1963, it has been the seat of the maritime university. Above the main portal there is a cartouche with the construction date.

Wały Chrobrego (Haken’s Terraces - Hakenterasse) were formed and constructed in 1902-1921 on the initiative of the then lord mayor Hermann Haken, and were designed by architect Wilhelm Meyer Schwartau. They were built on the site of the demolished Fort of Leopold (1724-1740). The 500-m long and 19-m high terraces, planted with lindens and featuring edifices with unique shapes, were to become Szczecin’s showcase.

The first corner edifice, designed by Emil Drews, was constructed between 1902 and 1905 in the style of late Historicism for the National Insurance Company (Landesverziherugnsanstalt). After the last War it housed the Head Maritime Office and the Central Management of Maritime Fishing. In 1962 the building was handed over to the State Maritime School, which in 1968 was transformed into the Higher Maritime School, and later into the Maritime Academy.

Another neo-Renaissance edifice, the fourth one on the terraces, was designed by head of municipal planning Heinrich Osterwold for the Customs Head Office. Construction began in the spring of 1914, but the War held it back until the spring of 1919 and it was completed in 1921. In 1923 the building was handed over to the Inland Revenue Office (Landes Finanzamt). It should be mentioned that there were initial plans to build a 25-m-high tower with two galleries and a neo-Baroque Revival tented roof with a flag. In the post-War period, the place housed the Szczecin Port Authority. In 1962-1968 it was occupied by the National School of Maritime Fishing, and later the Maritime Higher School. Over the main portal there is a cartouche with the construction date “1914-1921”.