Activities
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Alsterfontain, Hamburg
A large fountain on the Inner Alster Lake in Hamburg, you can enjoy a beautiful rainbow stretching over the Inner Alster Lake, if you go on a sunny day.
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Beatles-Platz, Hamburg
The Beatles-Platz is a square in St. Pauli district near the Reeperbahn. In 2008 a memorial to the Beatles was built here: circular black flooring with a diameter of almost 30 metres, reminding one of a vinyl record. The surface of the "record" consists of black granite stone into which stainless steel bands have been inserted, on which around 70 Beatles song titles are engraved.
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City of Warehouses (Speicherstadt), Hamburg
The 26 hectare Speicherstadt is the world's largest historic warehouse complex. Construction of the Speicherstadt began in 1883. The architecture is common for Hamburg with its classic bright red bricks which you can see all over the city.
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Elbe Philharmonic Hall, Hamburg
The Elbe Philharmonic Hall, usually mentioned as Elphi by locals, is one of the most important landmarks of Hamburg.
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Hamburg City Hall (Rathaus), Hamburg
Hamburg’s City Hall is one of the main attractions. It is called Rathaus and is also the name of the surrounding area which is the main square of Hamburg. You can reach it with all four metro lines in the city. The old city hall was one of the buildings that was destroyed in the great fire in the 19th-century.
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Hansaplatz, Hamburg
The Hansaplatz with its 17-metre-high fountain and its linden trees is a central meeting point in Hamburg's St. Georg district.
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Jungfernstieg, Hamburg
Jungfernstieg is the most important boulevard in Hamburg stretching for more than half a kilometre from the Inner Alster Lake to the Gänsemarkt. he newly renovated lakeside terrace forms a waterside public space with views of the lake and the fountain. The terrace is used for organising events throughout the year.
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Lange Reihe, Hamburg
Lange Reihe is in the St. Georg district which is a very culturally mixed part of the city because it is a centre for the catholic community of the city as well as a centre for the LGBTQ+ community of Hamburg. It also includes the red light district of Hamburg (Reeperbahn) and it is a favourite with street artists.
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Rathausmarkt, Hamburg
Rathausmarkt is the main square of Hamburg in the Hamburg-Altstadt (old city) district. It is named after the Hamburg City Hall (Rathaus). In 1933, the Rathausmarkt, like many squares and streets in Germany, was renamed Adolf Hitler Platz (Adolf Hitler Square). In 1945 it was unsurprisingly renamed.
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Reichsbank (Central Bank of the German Reich), Hamburg
The building used to be the Central Bank of the German Reich between 1914 and 1918 and it is protected for its cultural and historical significance.
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Saint Catherine's Church, Hamburg
Katharinenkirche is one of the five main Lutheran churches in Hamburg. Its tower dates back to the 13th century.
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Saint Michael's Church, Hamburg
Saint Michael’s Lutheran church is the most important baroque church in northern Germany. Unlike many other churches in Hamburg, which were originally built by Catholics and converted to Protestantism during the Reformation, the church was built to be Protestant.
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Saint Nicholas Church, Hamburg
The Saint Nikolas Church was a neo-Gothic cathedral that was once one of five Lutheran main Churches in the city of Hamburg. The original building was completed in 1195. A brick church was built in the 14th-century, which was destroyed in a fire in 1842.
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Saint Peter’s church, Hamburg
Saint Peter’s church is in the old town near the City Hall and is the oldest church in Hamburg, dating back to 1342. It’s on Mönckebergstrasse, which is the main shopping street of the city.
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Versmannhaus
Within the inner city of Hamburg, Versmannhaus was built between 1910 and 1912 as an elegant office building with shops, a restaurant and a cafe.
