Locations
Elbphilharmonie – Hamburg’s new landmark
The Elbphilharmonie was built at a historically significant location: in Sandtorhafen. The largest warehouse in the Port of Hamburg at the time, the Kaiserspeicher, was built here in 1875. Cocoa, tobacco and tea were stored here until the 1990s. In contrast to the Big Hall, the Small Hall follows the classic concept of the “shoe box”. Here, elegantly milled wooden paneling ensures the perfect sound. Both the Big Hall and the Small Hall of the Elbphilharmonie are acoustically autonomous spaces that are completely decoupled from the rest of the building. Huge steel spring packages isolate the concrete shell of the hall from the outside. Not a single ship’s horn can penetrate inside, no trombone choir, however powerful, can be heard outside.
Directions
Platz der Deutschen Einheit
20457 Hamburg
U 3: Baumwall
U 4: Überseequartier
Bus 111: Am Kaiserkai
Bus 6: Auf dem Sande
Fährlinie 72: Elbphilharmonie
Parking
Parkhaus Speicherstadt: Am Sandtorkai 6
Tiefgarage Überseequartier: Überseeallee 3
Parkhaus Elbphilharmonie
Die Plaza sowie die Säle sind nicht direkt vom Parkhaus zu erreichen. Nutzen Sie im Parkhaus die Fahrstuhlgruppe B, um ins Erdgeschoss zu fahren. Nach der Zugangskontrolle können Sie von dort mit der Rolltreppe oder der Fahrstuhlgruppe A auf die Plaza fahren.
St. Johannis-Harvestehude – Church in the heart of Hamburg
The Protestant-Lutheran St. Johannis Church in Hamburg-Harvestehude was built in 1880-1882 in the neo-Gothic style. Its architecture and artistic furnishings are largely original. The church is therefore one of Hamburg’s most impressive monuments of the late 19th century and is also highly regarded outside the city.
The first church council selected the design by architect Wilhelm Hauer from seven proposals for implementation. The architect designed the church entirely in the spirit of the “Eisenach Regulations”, a set of rules for the design of Protestant churches. The result: an almost complete composition of neo-Gothic artistic feeling, also visible in details such as pews, lecterns, organ prospectus, terrazzo flooring and ceiling paintings.
Directions
Heimhuder Straße 92
20148 Hamburg
U1: Hallerstraße
Bus 109: Böttgerstraße oder Alsterchaussee
Forum of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
The Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg was founded in 1950 from the private drama school of Annemarie Marks-Rocke and Eduard Marks, with the German composer Philipp Jarnach as its first director. Initially housed decentrally, it found a home in the Budge-Palais on the Außenalster in 1956. The university’s Forum is an important component, a fully functional theater with an orchestra pit and approximately 450 seats, which hosts concerts as well as music theater and drama productions.
Directions
Harvestehuder Weg 12
20148 Hamburg