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Located on the rivers Elbe and Alster, this 1,200 year-old city is a wonderful blend of history, culture and contemporary life. Hamburg, Germany’s second largest city, is built around water – there are two lakes in the city centre (Inner and Outer Alster lakes) where a lot of leisure time is spent. Boat rides on these lakes or on one of the many canals in the city (or Fleete, as they are known) is a popular pass time for residents of Hamburg after a long day at work. There is also an extensive network of narrow canals throughout the city.
The port of Hamburg is the most important in Germany, acting as the gateway for container goods to northern, central, and Eastern Europe. The port is one of the most important paper transhipment centres in Europe, and the biggest trading place for raw pharmaceutical materials. Another interesting fact: Hamburg is the largest import harbour for coffee has been the main transhipment centre for tea in Europe. Even the British get their tea from Hamburg!
Nearby is Speicherstadt, the world’s largest continuous warehouse complex. Here, the neo-Gothic gables and green copper roofs of the traditional red-brick warehouses stand side-by-side with the most modern shipping houses, giving a beautiful view on Hamburg’s impressive history as a trading city. Many of the buildings here have been put to secondary use so a visit is well worth it! The Hamburg Dungeon, the Speicherstadt museum, the German Customs Museum, and the Spice and Herb Museum can all be found here.
The fabulous football stadium, the AOL Arena, is one of the participating stadiums during the 2006 Football World Cup in Germany.
Hamburg’s long and interesting history is also immediately visible elsewhere, as baroque churches, patrician mansions, and modern steel and glass buildings all stand side-by-side. The inner Alster especially preserves the commercial history of the city with the many classical buildings. Here you will also find Hamburg’s characteristic red-brick buildings, built to look like ocean-liners, including the Chile Haus. Architect Fritz Höger designed this building for a rich merchant with staggered balconies to look like ship decks and curved walls meeting in the shape of a ship’s bow.
Today Hamburg is one of the most important media business locations in Germany. More than 6,000 advertising, publishing, radio, TV, film, and music companies are based in the city, with 15 out of 20 of Germany’s largest publications being produced here.
For the latest information on where to go and what to see, visit www.hamburg-tourism.de
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