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Historic monuments and historical buildings in Hamburg

Throughout the city you will find numerous historical buildings and also monuments that bear witness to a long past time in Hamburg. Many of the buildings now have a completely different use than many decades ago. But some of them have also been placed under a preservation order and remind the present generation not to repeat the mistakes of the past.

Alter Elbtunnel

When the old Elbe Tunnel, also called St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel, opened in 1911, it was a technical sensation. Today, it is a nostalgic and lovingly tended piece of Hamburg history…

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Alter Elbtunnel

Bei den St. Pauli Landungsbrücken 7
20359 Hamburg

Chilehaus

The Chilehaus whose top is reminiscent of a ship's prow was constructed in 1922-1924 for the Hamburg businessman Henry Brarens Sloman according to a design by Fritz Höger, and…

Chilehaus

Fischertwiete 2
20095 Hamburg

Hamburg Stock Exchange

The Hamburg Stock Exchange building, which by the way is the oldest of its type in Germany, is situated back to back with the Town Hall.

Hamburg Stock Exchange

Hamburger Börse

Adolphsplatz 1
20457 Hamburg

Hamburg Town Hall

Unusually ostentatious for Hanseatic taste: The imposing Hamburg Town Hall.

Hamburg Town Hall

Hamburger Rathaus

Rathausmarkt 1
20095 Hamburg

Hanover Train Station

The memorial with the info pavilion denk.mal in Lohse Park is a reminder of the former Hannoversche Station, which was the starting point for a number of deportation transports…

Hanover Train Station

Hannoverscher Bahnhof

Am Hannoverschen Bahnhof
20457 Hamburg

Jewish Cemetery in Altona

You can now learn about over 400 years of Jewish history and culture in Hamburg and Altona at the Jewish Cemetery in Altona.

Jewish Cemetery in Altona

Jüdischer Friedhof Altona

Königstraße 10a
22767 Hamburg

Kramer Widow’s Apartment

The Grocers’ Institute houses are located beside St. Michaelis Church in Hamburg, and they are the last remaining example of a formerly typical Hamburg residential complex from…

Kramer Widow’s Apartment

Kramer-Witwen-Wohnungen

Krayenkamp 10
20459 Hamburg

Mahnmal St. Nikolai

At the ruin of the former main church St. Nikolai you can immerse yourself in the history of Hamburg. During the heavy air raids on Hamburg in the summer of 1943, St. Nikolai…

Mahnmal St. Nikolai

Willy-Brandt-Str. 60
20457 Hamburg

Mohlenhof

Within one year, the Mohlenhof was built according to the plans of Rudolf Klophaus, August Schoch and Erich Putlitz.

Mohlenhof

Burchardstraße 13
20095 Hamburg

Montanhof

The Montanhof building is particularly impressive due to its jagged offset façade, which resembles an accordion.

Montanhof

Kattrepel 1
20095 Hamburg

Museum Harbour Oevelgönne

On 22 November 2024, the new visitor and information centre of the Oevelgönne Museum Harbour will be officially opened. Built on a historic floating pontoon, it not only offers…

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Museum Harbour Oevelgönne

Museumshafen Oevelgönne

Oevelgönne 42
22763 Hamburg

Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial

Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial is on the site of the largest former Nazi concentration camp in north-west Germany.

Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial

KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme

Jean-Dolidier-Weg 75
21039 Hamburg

Nikolai Canal Hamburg

The Nikolai canal is one of the most beautiful canals in Hamburg; the port of Hamburg was born here in around 1188. The trademark of the Nikolai canal is its old warehouses -…

Nikolai Canal Hamburg

Nikolaifleet

Holzbrücke
20457 Hamburg

Speicherstadt

The Speicherstadt is probably the best-known symbol of the maritime history of the Hanseatic city of Hamburg. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is the expression of Hamburg's rise…

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Speicherstadt

Brook
20457 Hamburg

Sprinkenhof

Between 1927 and 1943, the Sprinkenhof was constructed in three phases. It was designed according to plans by Hans and Fritz Höger and Oskar Gerson.

Sprinkenhof

Sprinkenhof im Kontorhausviertel

Springeltwiete 2A
20095 Hamburg

Television Tower

Outstanding! You can see him from every corner of the city: Hamburg's television tower, or as the inhabitants affectionately call it, the "Tele-Michel". The television tower is…

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Television Tower

Fernsehturm / Heinrich-Hertz-Turm

Lagerstraße 1
20357 Hamburg

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