Tourist Attractions of Hamburg
Parks
Hagenbecks Tierpark
It is the world´s first zoo with open air enclosures. It is "Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark". The park remains open all year round from 9 a.m. and is annually visited by 1 million people.
How to reach:
BAB 7 (Elbtunnel), Abfahrt Stellingen
public transport: Underground U2, Busses 39, 18.
Address
Address: Hagenbeckallee 31
fax: +49 (0)40 - 54 000 132
pc: 22527 Hamburg-Stellingen
url: www.hagenbeck.de
tel: +49 (0)40 - 54 000 10.
Japanese Garden
One of the largest Japanese garden in Europe. Situated in the park grounds of "Planten un Blomen". The park also held original Japanese tea celebrations are celebrated in the tea house during the summer months.
Churches of Hamburg
St. Michaelis Church
It is the landmark of Hamburg´s. The St. Michaelis Church, called the "Michel" has the biggest tower clock in the Federal Republic of Germany. The clock faces have a circumference of more than 24 metres. The hands are 4.91 and 3.65 metres long. The "Michel" is also the most important baroque church in Northern Germany and the third St. Michaelis Church. The first two churches were destroyed by fire in 1750 and 1906.
St. Jakobi church
Imposive church build in late Gothic hall style typical of the Baltic regions. U-Bahn: Mönckebergstrasse
St. Petri church
One of the oldest church in the center, only 100 meters away from St. Jakobi.
address: Mönckebergstrasse
Museums
Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte - Museum of Hamburg History
House of the history of Hamurg city. This museum showcases historical products related to art, science, music, shipping and trading etc.
Helms-Museum (Museum of Harburg Archeology and History)
Founded by senator August Helms (a trader and businessman.) in 1898, first a museum-club in order to open the first archeological museum in Hamburg. Since then the museum extended a lot.
Hamburger Kunsthalle (Hamburg Art Museum)
The museum showcases many masterpieces by Meister Francke, Caspar David Friedrich, Philipp Otto Runge, Manet, Beckmann, Beuys and many more. The newly-built museum was opened in February 1997, it's now the home of the section "contemporary art".
