Hamburg is Germany's 2nd largest city and was heavily bombed in WWII destroying much of the old architecture. We stayed in the Hafencity district, which is the old industrial area being repurposed into hip new area. Our hotel was über kool.
Date(s): July 15, 2016. Album by Dennis Morley. Photos by Dennis Morley. 1 - 52 of 52 Total. 46 Visits.
1 Hamburg01s View from our hotel.
2 Hamburg02s Another view from our hotel. I think they are old submerged docks.
3 Hamburg03s I had to have a hamburger in Hamburg. It was above average.
4 Hamburg04s Hamburg train station
5 Hamburg05s Inside the station at the tracks
6 Hamburg06s The German flag in front of the Rathaus (city hall)
7 Hamburg07s Interior of the Rathaus.
8 Hamburg08s There was a wedding in the courtyard of the Rathaus
9 Hamburg09s These two fine Art Deco buildings obviously survived the war
10 Hamburg10s Hamburg is Germany's leading seaport and has a good number of canals in the old warehouse district.
11 Hamburg11s The new Hamburg subway
12 Hamburg12s Lot's of constructions in Hafencity
13 Hamburg13s One of many bridges in the canal district
14 Hamburg14s This area has been repurposed and is spotless.
15 Hamburg15s Lots of older architecture untouched from the war
16 Hamburg16s I can't really tell the age of some of these buildings. They appear new and old at the same time
17 Hamburg17s Modern building. Apartments, I think.
18 Hamburg18s Crazy windows
19 Hamburg19s This was a cool new building. Looked like each apartment may have occupied an entire floor, or at least half a floor.
20 Hamburg20s New apartments.
21 Hamburg21s This may have been a shipping control tower. It may be something else now.
22 Hamburg22s Many of the canals are utilitarian with no sidewalks.
23 Hamburg23s An older part of town.
24 Hamburg24s A lot of new and old blending
25 Hamburg25s Remains of a bombed church. It's now a monument.
26 Hamburg26s Some parts of the church are intact and others completely destroyed.
27 Hamburg27s Interesting footbridge
28 Hamburg28s Shipping cranes
29 Hamburg29s Interesting building. I'm not sure what was inside
30 Hamburg30s Old industrial area along a canal
31 Hamburg31s Pedestrian friendly
32 Hamburg32s New portico with red brick
33 Hamburg33s Love the spiral staircases
34 Hamburg34s No sidewalks when you don't need them
35 Hamburg35s Once industrial offloading for warehouses
36 Hamburg37s Plenty of bridges
37 Hamburg38s A newer raised deck sidewalk
38 Hamburg39s Arch bridge
39 Hamburg40s This looks circa 1970, but I'm not sure
40 Hamburg41s Nice new brickwork along the old dock
41 Hamburg42s Newer apartments along the canal
42 Hamburg43s Hard to say how old this building is.
43 Hamburg44s Conduits linking docks
44 Hamburg45s New building with art installations around it
45 Hamburg46s Apartments?
46 Hamburg47s All new buildings
47 Hamburg48s Apartments for sure
48 Hamburg49s This dog looks just like our dog Dodi
49 Hamburg50s An industrial building that fits right into the neighborhood
50 Hamburg51s Infrastructure of our hotel. Form and function
51 Hamburg52s Windmills on top of buildings. Form and function
