Germany > Hamburg > Hamburg > Hamburg
Hamburg
N 53°32.957', E 9°59.215'
2010-08-28,2016-02-06
http://www.hamburg.de/
Our rating: 8.80
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2016 This time, we visited the largest in the world miniatur museum Miniatur Wunderland and walked around the city center.
Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg ©Yuriy Buriak
We spent the night at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Hamburg (booking.com ). The best view of the city opens from the upper floors.
View of Hamburg ©Yuriy Buriak
2010 Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is one of the most famous cities in Germany. Located at the confluence of the Elbe river into the North Sea, Hamburg is known as industrial and tourist center, the largest non-capital city and one of the largest ports in Europe.
View of Hamburg from the fish market ©Yuriy Buriak
Hamburg ©Yuriy Buriak
The main attraction of the city is the City Hall built in 1886-1887. To my mind, this is one of the best city halls in Germany together with Munich and Bremen city halls. Above the portal of the City Hall is the motto of the city: "Libertatem quam peperere maiores digne studeat servare posteritas" ("Let the descendants honorably keep the freedom achieved for them by their ancestors").
City Hall ©Yuriy Buriak
Hygieia fountain in the courtyard of the Hamburg City Hall ©Yuriy Buriak
Around the City Hall on the banks of the Alster lake are the stairs, the city's favorite place for recreation and youth meetings. The bridge in the middle of the lake offers a great view of the City Hall.
City Hall (1886—1887) ©Yuriy Buriak
City Hall and St. Nicholas Church ©Yuriy Buriak
Rainbow over the Alster lake ©Yuriy Buriak
During World War II the city was repeatedly airstriked by Anglo-American aircraft. During "Operation Gomorrah" on July 25 - August 3, 1943 more than 50,000 people were killed and much of the city's buildings were destroyed. After the war, the German cities were rebuilt and the effects of the bombing are not noticeable any longer. One of the buildings that remained destroyed is a St. Nicholas Church. It is one of the tallest and most notable buildings of Hamburg, the fifth Christian church in the world by height. During the bombing of 1943 it was destroyed, but the bell tower remained. In 1990 restoration works started and in 2005 the elevator was launched. The elevator takes the visitors to the observation deck on top of the bell tower.
St. Nicholas Church (1874) ©Yuriy Buriak
Small memorial museum near the bell tower of St. Nicholas Church ©Yuriy Buriak
Fountain near the bell tower of St. Nicholas Church ©Yuriy Buriak
Portico of St. Nicholas Church ©Yuriy Buriak
Sculpture near St. Nicholas Church ©Yuriy Buriak
View from the bell tower of St. Nicholas Church ©Yuriy Buriak
TV tower (280 meters) ©Yuriy Buriak
Hamburg is also famous for its "Beatles places". During their last three visits to Germany (April-May, November and December-1962) the Beatles played in Star Club at 39 Grosse Freiheit. The building survived until our time, but it doesn't have the club anymore, only a plaque left.
The Beatles played in Star Club in 1962. ©Yuriy Buriak
There's a Beatles museum on the Reeperbahn Street. I am not a Beatles fan, but visited it with pleasure.
Beatles museum in Hamburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Paul McCartney's autobiography in the Beatles Museum in Hamburg ©Yuriy Buriak
You can record your own hit in the museum =) ©Yuriy Buriak
Original Beatles contract in the Beatles museum in Hamburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Yellow Submarine ©Yuriy Buriak
Poster about the Beatles' first performance in Hamburg ©Yuriy Buriak
©Yuriy Buriak
Reeperbahn is one of the most famous streets in Germany. Along with several surrounding streets it forms the nightlife district of Hamburg. Germans consider it something like a small Amsterdam. Although in my opinion it's a tiny Amsterdam =)
Reeperbahn Street ©Yuriy Buriak
Grosse Freiheit Street ©Yuriy Buriak
While walking along the waterfront, don't miss a unique structure: old tunnel under the Elbe. 426-meter tunnel was built 100 years ago, but it functions properly nowadays and is used by the citizens. And not only by pedestrians. Every year more than 300,000 cars pass through it. Pedestrians and cars descend to the tunnel on a huge lift. The tunnel is free of charge for pedestrians and cyclists. In 1975 a modern road tunnel to the west of the downtown was built.
Elevator leading to the tunnel under the Elbe ©Yuriy Buriak
Elevator leading to the tunnel under the Elbe ©Yuriy Buriak
But you can walk down. ©Yuriy Buriak
The elevator is quite large and can hold cars. ©Yuriy Buriak
Tunnel under the Elbe ©Yuriy Buriak
Hamburg view from the opposite bank of the Elbe ©Yuriy Buriak
On the waterfront you can find a Soviet submarine, which was taken out of the fleet and turned into a museum in 2002.
Soviet submarine museum B-515 in Hamburg ©Yuriy Buriak
We need a blonde to understand that =) ©Yuriy Buriak
Kitchen utensils in a submarine ©Yuriy Buriak
One of the most unusual places in the city is the port storage area Shpeyhershtadt. It's a small island built in 1884-1910 from red brick. Shpeyhershtadt buildings are still used as warehouses for coffee, tea, tobacco, spices and Persian rugs. During the war many of the buildings had been destroyed, but later they were rebuilt retaining the same architecture.
Speicherstadt, port warehouses ©Yuriy Buriak
Speicherstadt, port warehouses ©Yuriy Buriak
Speicherstadt, port warehouses ©Yuriy Buriak
Sailboat on the waterfront in Hamburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Canals of Hamburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Strange water sport competition in Hamburg ©Yuriy Buriak
It was fun to watch them fall into the water one by one. ©Yuriy Buriak
Car in Hamburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Homeless people are even in Germany. ©Yuriy Buriak
Concert in Hamburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Monument to Bismarck ©Yuriy Buriak
Getting there: Hamburg is a major transport hub, so you can get there by any kind of transport.
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 8.80
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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