The Deutsches SchauSpielHaus displays a high, rounded facade decorated with stone carvings of dramatic masks and classical figures. It opened in nineteen hundred as a dedicated home for serious theater, built with private funds from local…
St. Georg Diversity and Contrast
This walk takes you through Hamburg's most colorful and contrasting neighborhood, located right behind the Central Station. You'll see how grand old architecture, a rich LGBTQ+ heritage, and the vibrant Middle Eastern markets of Steindamm come together in a community defined by acceptance.
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1. Deutsches SchauSpielHaus Hamburg
2. Hansaplatz
Hansaplatz features a bronze fountain of a young man wrestling a serpent, a piece salvaged from the rubble of the second world war. This small park sits in the heart of Saint Georg, serving as a rare green anchor amid the dense brick…
3. Sönmez Markt 1
A bright yellow sign with bold red lettering marks the Sönmez Markt. This shop holds a singular place in the neighborhood as a pioneer for the area's Turkish community. When the store opened in the nineteen eighties, it supplied goods that…
4. St. Marien Dom
The St. Marien Dom features a tall, brick-clad facade capped by a prominent green copper spire that anchors the skyline of the St. Georg neighborhood. This church serves as the cathedral for the Catholic Archdiocese of Hamburg. In eighteen…
5. Café Gnosa
A bright yellow facade distinguishes Café Gnosa from the surrounding buildings on Lange Reihe. Founded in nineteen eighty-four, it established itself as one of the first openly gay cafes in Hamburg. The walls display rotating art…
6. Koppel 66 | Haus für Kunst, Handwerk und Design
Koppel sixty-six stands out as a sprawling brick complex with a serrated roofline, a remnant of the industrial era in the middle of a residential neighborhood. Originally built in the eighteen nineties as a factory for soap and candles,…
7. Carl-von-Ossietzky-Platz
Carl-von-Ossietzky-Platz features a central granite memorial stone that breaks the quiet of this residential square in St. Georg. This place honors the German journalist who won the Nobel Peace Prize while imprisoned by the Nazis for…