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Memorials

Visit the sites that pay tribute to a millennium of history. Spot pirates, composers and the world's biggest band!

Neuengamme Memorial

KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme
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Neuengamme Memorial

The grounds of the former Neuengamme concentration camp now serve as a memorial and research centre in Bergedorf.

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Beatles-Platz Square

Five life-sized silhouettes pose proudly in front of the Große Freiheit street. The Beatles got their first taste of stardom here in the 1960s.

Marc Rasmus / Imagebroker / imago images
Hamburg's tallest statue

Otto von Bismarck Statue

In Otto von Bismarck, one of the most decisive figures in German history overlooks St. Pauli district.

Joko / imago images
Maritime memorial

Madonna der Seefahrt

This widely visible bronze monument at the fish market in St. Pauli honours men and women of all nations lost at sea.

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St. Nikolai Memorial

The ruins of this church, bombed by Allied forces during Operation Gomorrah in 1943, now houses a WWII memorial and museum.

imago stock&people / Lars Berg
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Stolpersteine Art Project

The Europe-wide art project Stolpersteine honours the lives of victims of the Nazi regime. These stones can be found all over the city.​​​​​​​

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Wasserträger Statues

If you hear ‘Hummel, Hummel!’ be sure to respond with ‘Mors, Mors!’ Learn all about Hamburg’s mysterious greeting.