These photos are already from few years ago, but I don't think we see Hamburg too often in here. It's the second largest city in Germany with approximately 1.7 million people living in the metropolitan area. Although not directly on the coast, Hamburg is an old Hansa city with one of the largest ports in Europe. Enjoy with more to come.
Leaving from Berlin.
Hamburg Hbf is one of busiest rail transit hubs in Europe.
There are several S-Bahn lines and 3 U-Bahn subway lines.
The subway is called Hochbahn because it travels above ground in many places.
New office complex nearby city center.
Dammtor S-Bahn station.
Tallest building in Hamburg.
Binnen Alster is one of the two lakes in city center. Both are popular recreational areas among people.
Hamburg is a city of water and canals. The city has more canals and bridges than Venice, London and Amsterdam - combined!
Hamburg's old city hall is spectacular despite having been rebuilt after second world war.
Inside city hall.
Courtyard
Next up: Hamburg's historic Speicherstad. This area used to be center of commerce and warehouses back in the 19th century.
Next to Speicherstadt is HafenCity which will be a large extention to the city center. It is built where city's port used to be before being moved downstream Elbe River.
Lots of modern European architecture in HafenCity area.
Elbphilharmonie is a neverending construction project. This huge concert hall and upscale residential tower is years late and currently expected to open in 2017 (over 5 years late in schedule). The building will be city's new landmark on the bank of River Elbe.
More HafenCity.
Unilever headquarters. Hamburg is a rich city with many company headquarters.
I´ve liked what you´ve shown about Hamburg. The pictures of the city center and about the transports are really good. Hamburg looks a comfortable city to live in.
Nice pics! Hamburg is great. Did you get a chance to explore the neighbourhoods outside of downtown?
Hamburg reminded me a lot of London. It had the red brick apartment buildings interspersed with towers blocks and po and it was laced with old elevated rail lines. Also, like London, Hamburg feels pretty vast. I'm not saying that Hamburg is the spit and image of London; their residential vernaculars are quite a bit different. But it's got a muscular urban landscape that goes on forever - well, at least by German standards. Of course, London is a much bigger and more populated city, so it feels more "full", but you get the idea. I think the best analogy would be that comparing Hamburg's feel to London's is like comparing Philadelphia to Brooklyn/Queens.
Note that 1.7 million is the population of the city proper, not the metropolitan area.
Yep, got mixed with the numbers while posting!
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Nice pics! Hamburg is great. Did you get a chance to explore the neighbourhoods outside of downtown?
We spent three days in Hamburg, giving us a goos chance to see the main sights. I did venture out to Altona, but not much more outside of "Downtown".
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Originally Posted by hipster duck
Hamburg reminded me a lot of London. It had the red brick apartment buildings interspersed with towers blocks and po and it was laced with old elevated rail lines. Also, like London, Hamburg feels pretty vast. I'm not saying that Hamburg is the spit and image of London; their residential vernaculars are quite a bit different. But it's got a muscular urban landscape that goes on forever - well, at least by German standards. Of course, London is a much bigger and more populated city, so it feels more "full", but you get the idea. I think the best analogy would be that comparing Hamburg's feel to London's is like comparing Philadelphia to Brooklyn/Queens.
I am with you. Hamburg feels historic and vast, mostly due to how packed and urban the city center is.
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I like the new Germanic style you see in England, the Netherlands, Germany, and Scandinavia. A nice balance of busy and refined.
Yeah, the new HafenCity district definitely showcases some of the best North-European / Scandinavian architecture.
The most popular sight in Hamburg is the Miniatur Wunderwelt in Speicherstadt area. It simply world's largest miniature world. We spent three hours there and enjoyed every moment! The level of detail is just astonishing.
Great thread with 10 years old pictures ,but Hamburg looks always cool and beautyful . I think the City hall was not completely rebuild after WWII , but undergone some reperations. MINIATUR WUNDERLAND is since them further grown andthey will further extend ,they rented new space in another Speicherstadt block opposite the Channel , connected by a pedestrian skywalk paid paid the twin Braun brothers, the founder of Mi Wu La (2001) with today more than 300 employees .Hafencity is still under construction .
Have a new visit.