Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Hamburg, Germany

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Number of sights 24 sights
Distance 6.8 km
Ascend 116 m
Descend 135 m

Experience Hamburg in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in HamburgIndividual Sights in Hamburg

Sight 1: Helmut-Schmidt-Haus

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The Kontorhaus District is the southeastern part of Altstadt, Hamburg, between Steinstraße, Meßberg, Klosterwall and Brandstwiete. The streetscape is characterised by large office buildings in the style of Brick Expressionism of the early 20th century.

Wikipedia: Kontorhaus District (EN)

151 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Hammaburg-Platz

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Domkirche St. Marien is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Sankt Georg, Hamburg, Germany, and the metropolitan cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hamburg. It was the first new Roman Catholic church built in Hamburg since the Reformation.

Wikipedia: Domkirche St. Marien (EN)

426 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Rathaus

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Hamburg City Hall is the seat of local government of Hamburg, Germany. It is the seat of the government of Hamburg and as such, the seat of one of Germany's 16 state parliaments. The Rathaus is located in the Altstadt quarter in the city center, at the Rathausmarkt square, and near the lake Binnenalster and the central station. Constructed from 1886 to 1897, the city hall still houses its original governmental functions with the office of the First Mayor of Hamburg and the meeting rooms for the Parliament and the Senate.

Wikipedia: Hamburg City Hall (EN), Website

204 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Hamburger Börse

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The Hamburg Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Germany. It was founded in 1558 in the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg. Four different individual exchanges now exist under its umbrella: the Insurance Exchange, Grain Exchange, Coffee Exchange, along with the General Exchange.

Wikipedia: Hamburg Stock Exchange (EN)

660 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 5: Ellerntorsbrücke

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The Ellerntor Bridge is a bridge in Hamburg, Germany. The name comes from the historic Ellerntor, which formed the western entrance to the city at this point until the 17th century.

Wikipedia: Ellerntorsbrücke (DE)

188 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Fleetstreet Hamburg

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Fleetstreet is a theatre in Hamburg, Germany.

Wikipedia: Fleetstreet (EN), Website

402 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Elbhof

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The Elbhof office building, Steinhöft 9, near the Baumwall in Hamburg's Neustadt district, was built between 1904 and 1905 according to plans by the architect Walter Martens for AEG.

Wikipedia: Elbhof (DE)

517 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Krameramtsstuben

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The Krameramtsstuben are historic buildings on Krayenkamp, near St. Michaelis Church in the Neustadt district of Hamburg, Germany.

Wikipedia: Krameramtsstuben (EN)

170 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Church of St. Michael

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The Evangelical Lutheran main church of Sankt Michaelis is the most famous church building in Hamburg and is considered the most important baroque church in northern Germany. For shipping on the Elbe, the sacred building, which is visible from afar with its striking architecture, has long been the symbol of the Hanseatic city.

Wikipedia: Hauptkirche Sankt Michaelis (Hamburg) (DE), Website, Url

348 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Benediktekirken

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The Danish Seamen's Church in Hamburg or Benediktekirken is the Danish church in Hamburg.

Wikipedia: Dansk Sømandskirke Hamborg (DA)

94 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Norwegische Seemannskirche

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The Norwegian Seamen's Church is an Evangelical Lutheran seamen's church in Hamburg, Germany. It belongs to the Diocese of Bjørgvin in Bergen, along with 27 other seamen's churches via the Sjømannskirken – Norsk kirke i utlandet. The buildings in Hamburg are protected as cultural monuments.

Wikipedia: Norwegische Seemannskirche in Hamburg (DE)

3 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 12: Finnische Seemannskirche

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The Finnish Seamen's Church is a church in the Neustadt district of Hamburg, Germany. Their task is to look after Finnish seafarers; however, it also includes Finnish long-distance drivers in its work and is also a local church for the Finns living in Hamburg and the surrounding area. The Finnish Society for Seamen's Mission, as the sponsor of the Hamburg Church, has concluded an agreement with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Once a month, the congregation celebrates a Sunday service, usually with Holy Communion, and a devotion every week.

Wikipedia: Finnische Seemannskirche (DE)

276 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Gustaf-Adolfskyrkan

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The Gustav Adolf Church is a church building in Hamburg-Neustadt, Germany. It belongs to the Church of Sweden, and was built between 1906-1907.

Wikipedia: Gustav Adolf Church, Hamburg (EN), Website

300 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 14: Rickmer Rickmers

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Rickmer Rickmers is a sailing ship permanently moored as a museum ship in Hamburg, near the Cap San Diego.

Wikipedia: Rickmer Rickmers (EN)

473 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 15: Stintfang

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The Stintfang is a 26-metre-high hill on the right (northern) bank of the Elbe in Hamburg, Germany. It is a remnant of the former Hamburg ramparts and an important landmark in Hamburg's cityscape due to its exposed location above the St. Pauli Landungsbrücken. The youth hostel located on the Stintfang and the viewing platform in front of it with a view of the port of Hamburg are particularly well-known.

Wikipedia: Stintfang (DE)

143 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Simon von Utrecht

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Simon von Utrecht

Simon of Utrecht was a warship captain of the Hanseatic League during the Middle Ages. He was probably born in Flanders, but emigrated to Hamburg, Germany, where he received citizenship in 1400. He became famous for his participation in the capturing the pirate Klaus Störtebeker in 1401.

Wikipedia: Simon of Utrecht (EN)

197 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Bismarck-Denkmal

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The Bismarck Monument in Hamburg is a memorial sculpture located in the St. Pauli quarter dedicated to Otto von Bismarck. It is one of 240 memorials to Bismarck worldwide and is the largest and probably best-known of these Bismarck towers. The monument stands near the jetties of Hamburg port on the Elbhöhe, today a local recreation area. The architect was Johann Emil Schaudt; the sculptor was Hugo Lederer.

Wikipedia: Bismarck Monument (Hamburg) (EN)

193 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: Alter Elbpark

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The Old Elbe Park in Hamburg is a listed public green space between the districts of Neustadt and St. Pauli. It is part of Hamburg's historic ramparts and connects the Planten un Blomen park to the north with the Stintfang, a prominent hill above the St. Pauli Landungsbrücken. The Old Elbe Park is dominated by the Bismarck monument erected in 1906 by the sculptor Hugo Lederer. The name Alter Elbpark has also existed since 1906.

Wikipedia: Alter Elbpark (DE)

1171 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 19: Sankt Pauli Kirche

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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Pauli is located in the Hamburg district of Altona-Altstadt on the street Pinnasberg. Until the boundaries of the district were changed in 1938, the church belonged to the district of St. Pauli, for which it had given its name in 1833.

Wikipedia: St.-Pauli-Kirche (Hamburg-Altona-Altstadt) (DE), Website

138 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: Antonipark

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Antonipark is a small public park in Hamburg, Germany. It is located on the high banks of the Elbe, at the intersection of Pinnasberg/Antoni-/Bernhard-Nocht-/St.Pauli-Hafenstraße and mostly in the Altona-Altstadt district on the border with St. Pauli. It is also known as Park Fiction.

Wikipedia: Antonipark (DE)

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Sight 21: Park Fiction

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Park Fiction is an artistic and socio-political project in Hamburg that has existed since the mid-1990s.

Wikipedia: Park Fiction (DE)

307 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 22: Mahnmal Madonna der Seefahrt

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The Madonna of the Seas, also known as the Madonna of Seafaring, at the Altona Fish Market is a monument to all those who remained at sea. It was erected in 1985.

Wikipedia: Madonna der Meere (DE)

185 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 23: U-434

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U-434

B-515 is a Tango-class submarine of the Soviet and Russian Navies. It remained in active service until 2001. It is currently docked in Hamburg and is open to the public as a museum exhibit. The submarine is sometimes referred to as U-434, which derives from the pennant number painted on the vessel.

Wikipedia: Soviet submarine B-515 (EN), Website

241 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 24: Fischauktionshalle

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The fish auction hall in Hamburg-Altona was built in 1895/96 in Altona at the newly built fishing port on the Elbe to enable auctioning, trading and shipping of fish landed there. In addition, the building was used for the storage and repair of fishing gear and the distribution of ice. Since its restoration in 1984, the hall has served as a venue for events. The steel girder building, which is infilled with brickwork, has been a listed building since 1984 and testifies to the importance of the fish trade in the formerly competing cities of Hamburg and Altona.

Wikipedia: Fischauktionshalle (Hamburg-Altona) (DE)

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