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Built between 1908 and 1911, the 50er Schuppen boast a triple-aisle wooden stand construction and are the last remaining quay warehouses from the time of the empire. The adjoining main buildings used to house functionaries and include various rooms …
The children's hospital is an outstanding example of the architecture of Altona before the World War II. Plenty of details underline the bright character of the building, such as oriels, loggias, an archway, staircases, baroque towers and …
Near the quays where the ferries dock, the "Landungsbrücken", stands the building housing the entrance to the old tunnel which runs underneath the river Elbe. It was opened in 1911. The classicist style of the brown sandstone square …
The neo-renaissance town hall, built between 1896 and 1898 used to be part of the train station. The four wings of the building have triangular pediments. Above the main entrance in the north wing the pediment depicts an allegory of the city. The …
The Altona Amtsgericht, a lower district court that has jurisdiction over minor cival and criminal cases, was built between 1873 and 1878. The round brick building is in the style of the Berlin school associated with Schinkel. It is a vivid …
The Castle is located in a park nearby the river Bille. It is rounded by banks and moats. Moreover, on the ground of Hamburg it is the only received one. In 1212 the castle was firstly named moated castle. The rests of the medieval building are …
The building of the Warburg library of cultural sciences was errected in 1925-26 by Gerhard Langmaack with the contribution of Fritz Schumacher. The oval reading hall which reaches out into the garden is especially interesting. Here the first …
Large office building opposite the Laeiszhalle (music hall), former police department. Especially worth mentioning are the magnificent staircase, the circumferential balkonies and the roof terrace of approx. 40sqm. Beside the offices and corridors, …
The Chilehaus, a masterpiece of expressionism is streamlined like a ship. The 10-storey building rises above the Kontorhausviertel, the traditional location of the shipping companies´ offices and has a footprint of 5,000 square metres. Made of …
The Fischauktionshalle, an architectural jewel, reminiscent of a basilica, was built in 1896 and used for fish auctions. An iron structure with a cupola, it was also called the "Cathedral of Fish". Two galleries run along the inside and …
Gut Altenhof is manor house located in a 980 hectare area south east of the city Eckernförde. It was often rebuilt in the last centuries. The middle part of the house is open for the public. Since 1993 have been guides through the building, but …
The estate was built between 1907 and 1910 in a red clinker facade and used as a farm. It is laid out in a U-shape with the back house and the stables on both sides, lined with an avenue of oldlimewood trees. There is another outbuilding and a large …
The Sievekingsplatz is dominated by the historic dome-shaped Hanseatic supreme court building dating from 1907 to 1912. It is flanked by the Civil Law Court, built of sandstone and yellow brick, and the red-brick Criminal Law Court. Representative …
The building of the "Patriotische Gesellschaft" (the Patriotic Society) designed by Theodor Blau, was built between 1845 and 1847 on the site of the old town hall. The brick building, in neo-gothic style, with sandstone window and door …
The former power station was built from 1899 onwards in the industrial quarter Hammerbrook. It used to consist of administrative buildings, apartments, repair shops, a power house, an engine house and a coal stockyard. The current state is the …
The ethnological museum, built between 1907 and 1911 and extended in 1929, has an asymmetrical layout. It consists of grand halls with pillars and reinforced concrete ceilings and has excellent bright spaces like those of a shipping company´s …
The Oberhafenkantine was built in 1925 and closed in 1997. After a longer break it was reopened in 2006. The heritage building with his typical north german "Klinkerexpressionismus" is opened 7 days the week. The comfortable dinning room is for up …
The former water tower in Hamburg´ s city park, the Stadtpark, built between 1913 and 1915, has been used as an observatory since 1930. The cylindrical, 60-metres high red brick building was designed by the Hamburg architect Fritz Schuhmacher. …
The SS Rickmer Richmers was built in Bremerhaven Shipyards in 1896 as a full rig steel ship with a span of 3,500 square metres. It was confiscated by the Portuguese during the First World War and used as a cargo ship by the English. After the Second …
The moated castle was built between 1583 and 1587. The ducal property is a museum these days showing pieces of home décor dating back to the 18th and 19th century.
The impressive warehouses area within the Free Port, Hamburg´ s famous “Speicherstadt”, was built at the end of the 19th century and is still being used as a depot for goods from around the globe. Coffee, tea, spices and rugs are …
Due to the height and shape of its spire (132 metres) as well as its location, the St. Michaelis church is Hamburg"s most famous landmark. It was destroyed by lightning in 1750 and rebuilt on the same foundations between 1751 and 1762, adding …
The enourmous malthouse was built in 1910 on the site of a former brewery. Its red brick facade has wonderful moldings, arches and ornaments. During redevelopment, the inside of the building was entirely stripped. Old and new parts were integrated …
The Criminal Law Court, built of yellow brick and sandstone between 1879 and 1882, is a German Renaissance building. At the back of the building lies the prison. A new wing was added between 1927 and 1929 using red clinker to create a rather solemn …
The Stuhlmann well showed its water display first in 1900. Enormous centaurs who fight about a catch of fish are the core elements of this fountain, symbolising the competition between the fish-markets of Hamburg and Altona. Triton and Nixe frame …
This underground bunker was built in 1942 to offer shelter to 2702 people. Like other bunkers in Hamburg, it was renovated in the 1960s and fixed up as a civil-defence-room for the Cold War. It is divided into a northern and a southern wing. The …
Kaltehofe is an island in the Elbe River which was created artificially between 1875 and 1879 through straightening the bed of the North Elbe and the development of the Billwerder Bay by a cut through the Elbe River. It belongs to the district …
The traditional upper- class restaurant was completely renovated in 1998.It is famous for excursions across the Elbe in “Vierlanden”.A beer garden for 350 persons, a restaurant, a conservatory, a club- room, a banquet hall and the …
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