A large, modern hall with escalators leading up and down to an underground station

Sights Architecture

Romanesque churches, Art Nouveau mansions and modern, sleek office buildings: just a taste of Hamburg's stunning architecture.

Architecture

See Hamburg's most expensive venue.
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Sights Elbphilharmonie

Towering above the Elbe and HafenCity is the city's newest landmark — the impressive concert venue Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.

Alster swans in front of the exclusive shopping arcades
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Shopping Destinations Alsterarkaden

Exclusive shops and boutiques, cafés and restaurants galore: Venetian charm along the Jungfernstieg waterfront.​​​​​​

Low-angle shot of a large bunker with trees and shubbery on top
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Sights St. Pauli Bunker

The enormous WWII bunker on Feldstrasse hosts all kinds of music events, and there are plans for a massive rooftop garden.​​​​​​​

Side view of a large historic red brick warehouse building
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UNESCO World Heritage Site Chilehaus

The expressionist Chilehaus building is a UNESCO world heritage site for its rich architecture and history.

Shopping at Colonnaden
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Shopping Destinations Colonnaden

The elegant Colonnaden pedestrian street features magnificent Wilhelminian architecture and specialty boutiques.​​​​​​

View of red brick, timer-framed houses across the Nikolaifleet canal
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History and Heritage Deichstrasse Historic Street

Against all odds, the timber-framed houses on Deichstrasse survived the centuries. They bear witness of a time long gone.

The ship-shaped office building by the Elbe river
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Architecture Dockland

Not only is this ‘shipshape’ office building on the banks of the Elbe in Altona an eye-catcher, it’s also a walk-up attraction.

Fleetinsel in Hamburg, Germany
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Sights Fleetinsel

Restaurants, boutiques and galleries by the water, plus a unique Christmas market await on the Fleetinsel!

View of Magellanterassen and Sandtorhafen with people sitting in the sunshine, Elbphilharmonie in background
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Neighbourhoods HafenCity

HafenCity Hamburg is the most ambitious inner-city development in Europe: Modern architecture meets the city's historical UNESCO sites.

Discover impressing architecture
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Getting Here Hamburg Hauptbahnhof

Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (central railway station) with its impressive hall, eateries and shops attracts travellers and diners alike.​​​​​​​

TV Tower Hamburg
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Hamburg's highest building Heinrich Hertz TV Tower

You can see the TV tower from almost anywhere in Hamburg. Though closed for now, you will be able to see Hamburg from up there again soon.

A red brick building front by a cobble stone quayside; harbour cranes in background
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Maritime, shopping & dining Holzhafen

Looking for a river view without the tourists? Hamburg’s Holzhafen area awaits.