Hamburg Things to Do Tips by frankyboy5

Reeperbahn, St.Pauli and Hamburg Reeperbahn - St. Pauli Review

Reeperbahn this long boulevard is Hamburg's infamous center of
nightlife and lies at the heart of St. Pauli
Hamburg is a paradise for shopping, business and entertainment. Go shopping in the hundreds of stores located in Jungfernstieg; check out the city skyline, and, if you dare, do bungee jumping from the top of the Fernsehturm (TV tower); walk through the beautiful Planten un Blomen park; visit the fairytale houses and charming cafes of the elegant suburb of Blankenese; visit Altona; walk around the Aussenalster (the biggest of the two lakes in the city) on the sunset; checkout the busy port.
Hamburg is also know for its great cultural tradition: poets like Heine; composers like Haendel, and groups like the Beatles have been to the city and made history. People from all over Germany go to Hamburg to enjoy the theater plays in the Schauspielhaus or the Thaliatheater or many others. The Reperbahn is also famous for its casinos and sex shops, and the street for men only: 'Herbertstrasse'. At first you may think that Hamburg is just a big and busy port with nothing to do, but if you give yourself some time you'll discover that the city has a lot to offer and that boredom is practically non-existent.

Erotic Art Museum

Das reizvolle Thema Erotik inspirierte Kunstler von jeher. In allen Kunstarten gab und gibt es erotische Darstellungen. Doch keine andere Kunstform spricht direkter an als Zeichnung und Plastik. Schau-Lust pur, die aber bis in unsere Tage wenigen Privatleuten vorbehalten blieb. Denn fur die Offentlichkeit blieben diese Schatze leider verborgen. Die Idee, solche Kunstwerke einem grosen Publikum vorzustellen, hegte der Initiator Claus Becker. Ganz privates fur jedermann: Was fruher klammheimlich hinter Schloss und Riegel verschwand, intime Boudoirs schmuckte, im Verborgenen bluhte, ist jetzt fur alle zu sehen. Die weltweit groste, offentlich zugangliche Sammlung erotischer Kunst. Welcher Schauplatz eignet sich da besser als der beruhmt-beruchtigte Kiez. In der Bernhard-Nocht-Strase 69 offnete am 11. November 1992 das Erotic Art Museum seine Pforten fur die Offentlichkeit. Mit den Worten der ehemaligen Hamburger Kultursenatorin Dr. Christina Weiss, die lange Zeit sch?tzend ihre Hande uber diese Einrichtung hielt, und der programmatischen Rede von Tomi Ungerer: Geschlecht ist nicht so schlecht. Seine Worte geben dem EAM bis heute die Magna Charta, die Guide-Line vor. Vor diesem Hintergrund erklart sich ubrigens auch die Wirkung des Ungerer-Raumes im EAM: sakrale Atmosphare wie in einer intimen Landkirche.
1997 zog das Erotic Art Museum dann ans Nobistor.
Neben der festen Ausstellung hinaus gab es mehr als 60 Sonderausstellung aus den Bereichen erotische Malerei, Comic und Fotografie. Die mehr als zwei Millionen Besucher haben das Museum zu einer festen Institution in Deutschland gemacht.

Zum 10-jahrigen Geburtstag ging es nun zuruck zu den Wurzeln, an die Grundungsstatte Bernhard-Nocht-Strase 69 (soixante-neuf). Ein Schelm, der sich dabei Boses denkt.

Address: Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 69

Phone: +49 (0)40 - 317 841 - 0

Website: http://www.eroticartmuseum.de/

The AOL Arena

Capacity: 55,000 (covered), 10,000 standing and 2,100 "Business-Seats" (expandable). All seats measure 90cm, some are fitted with arm rests. A total of 120 seats are handicapped accessible.

Business Boxes: 50, each fits 10-20 persons, expandable

Pitch: Facing north to south, undersoil heating system.

Roof Closure:Can be retrofitted

Technical Facilities: In compliance with DFB (German Football Association) and FIFA rules, meets all World Cup standards, 22 camera positions for live broadcasting, Video Scoreboard, fully-equipped press centre.

Catering Services: 350 metres of fast food counters, 1,000 square metres VIP Restaurant, 1,000 square metres Unrestricted Restaurants

Conference Rooms: 1,500 square metres

Grounds: approx. 50,000 square metres

Interior: approx. 83,000 square metres

Renovated Section: approx. 200,000 cubic metres

Height of the roof: approximately 35 metres

Self-Supporting Roof: 55 metres wide

Construction Permit: grnted on 30 April 1998

Most famous church in the city

St. Michaelis, called "Michel", is Hamburg's main protestant church (Hauptkirche) and the most famous church in the city.

St. Michaelis is a landmark of the city. It is dedicated to the archangel Michael. A large bronze statue, standing above the portal of the church shows the archangel conquering the devil.

The 132 m high baroque spire totally covered with copper is a prominent feature of Hamburgs skyline and has always been a landfall mark for ships sailing up the river Elbe.

The present church building is the third one at this site. The first one was built from 1647 to 1669. It became the church of the new town (Neustadt), which had been created since 1625 inside the new city walls and which grew steadily. In 1687 the Michel became the fifth main church (Hauptkirche) and the new town (Neustadt) became a parish. That church was destroyed on March 10, 1750 by a lightning strike.

"Michel"In 1786 a new construction following the design of Johann Leonhard Prey and Ernst Georg Sonnin was completed. This is the church as we know it today. It was reconstructed twice in the 20th century:After catching fire in 1906 during construction work and
after the bombings of 1944 and 1945 .
Since 1983 renovation is on-going first the spire and then the roof..

Offering 2,500 seats, the Michel is the largest church in Hamburg. The spire, which offers an excellent view over the ciy and the harbour can be climbed, but there also is a lift.

Get some fresh fish and party in the morning:) Fischmarkt Review

Hamburg is known amongst young people for its nightlife.
Numerous clubs and bars line whole streets in the downtown area and parties often spill over into the daylight hours.
This leaves a large group of tired and hungry people that may or may not be ready to go home, these are some of the fish markets unlikely early customers.
As the sun comes up over the citys mighty harbour, it casts its first rays onto the waterside open market where local merchants sell fish, but also all manners of fresh produce. At one end of the market there stands a large three story warehouse which is home to a restaurant, a stage and a lot of small food stands.
Here the party continues for some, and just gets started for others with a live band and breakfast.

City hall Town Hall - Rathaus Review

Hamburg's city hall (Rathaus) was inaugurated in October 1897.

Address: Rathausmarkt

Directions: U3: Rathaus

Central station Central Station Review

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Address: Glockengie?erwall

Directions: U1, U2, U3: Hauptbahnhof