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23-433: The Hanseatic Trade Center comprises a total floor area of 93,000 m (1,000,000 sq ft). It is located on the western tip of HafenCity, surrounded by water on three sides. To the north, Binnenhafen separates it from Hamburg's Altstadt (old town), to the south it is facing Sandtorhafen and HafenCity proper. Public transport is available at Baumwall station , just across Niederbaumbrücke. During construction and

46-402: A network of upper floor boardwalks among each other and to the inner-city. [REDACTED] Media related to Hanseatic Trade Center at Wikimedia Commons Altstadt, Hamburg Altstadt ( German: [ˈalt.ʃtat] , literally: " Old town "), more precisely Hamburg-Altstadt – as not to be mistaken with Hamburg-Altona -Altstadt – is one of the inner-city districts of

69-962: A string of parks) to the West and North-west; among those: Planten un Blomen . Except for the blocks around Fleetinsel and the Alster's canals in the eastern part of the district, most of Neustadt lies on a geest slope above the Elbe. Districts bordering Neustadt are (starting clockwise in the West/North-west): St. Pauli , Rotherbaum , Altstadt and HafenCity . For statistical and planning purposes, Neustadt has four designated localities ( German : Ortsteile ) and quarters (German: Viertel , or specifically used in Hamburg: Quartier ); however not recognized as administrative subdivisions. On its western and north-western borders, Neustadt

92-555: Is encircled by " Ring 1 " (Glockengießerwall, Steintorwall), a 1880s-built ring road continuing into Neustadt . Willy-Brandt-Straße is part of Bundesstraße 4 , a 1960s-built thoroughfare, crossing Altstadt midway from East to West. These are the results of Altstadt in the Hamburg state election : Major landmarks in Altstadt are three of Hamburg's five main-churches ( Hauptkirchen ): St. Jacobi , St. Katharinen and St. Petri ;

115-399: Is encircled by " Ring 1 " (Holstenwall, Gorch-Fock-Wall, Esplanade), an 1880s-built ring road continuing into Altstadt . Ludwig-Erhard-Straße is a 1960s-built thoroughfare and part of Bundesstraße 4 , crossing Neustadt midway from East to West. Other notable streets are most of the shopping streets around Jungfernstieg and Gänsemarkt , and a couple of streets between St. Michaelis and

138-577: The Alster and its canals, the Great Fire (1842), the bombing in World War II (1941–1945) and modern infrastructure projects (particularly during the 1880s to 1900s, 1920s and 1950s to 1970s) left Hamburg's inner-city with a mainly 19th and 20th-century built environment. The Hammaburg, Hamburg's origin, was established on a former headland , between the confluences of Alster and Bille into

161-580: The Elbe Stream. Over the centuries Alster and Bille were impoldered and diverted several times, resulting in an ever different geography. Today, Altstadt is bordered by Alster (i.e. Alsterfleet and Binnenalster ) to the West and North-West, the rail tracks of Hamburg-Altona link line and Hauptbahnhof to the East, and Zollkanal to the South. Districts bordering Hamburg-Altstadt are (starting clockwise in

184-468: The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg , Germany . The area of today's Altstadt had a minor Bronze Age settlement dating from the 9th or 8th century BC. An Ingaevonian settlement at this location was known by the name " Treva " – a strategic trading node on amber routes during Iron Age and Late Antiquity . In the 8th century CE, Saxon merchants established what was to become the nucleus of Hamburg:

207-697: The Kunsthalle . Neustadt, Hamburg Neustadt ( German: [ˈnɔʏʃtat] ; lit.   ' New town ' ) is one of the inner-city districts of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg , Germany . By 1529, Hamburg was firmly anchored in Lutheran Reformation and had successfully managed to divert its trade away from the Baltic to more dynamic markets along the Atlantic. Hamburg's economy boomed, between 1526 and 1551

230-539: The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), the Hamburg Senate commissioned Dutch military engineer Johan van Valckenburgh to strengthen the city's defenses. The new Hamburg Ramparts ( Wallanlagen ) were also meant to meet demand for additional space to be within the city. When completed in 1626, the ramparts enclosed all of Altstadt , plus an almost equally large area west of it: the so-called Neustadt. Neustadt

253-912: The city's parliament in 1685. Other notable churches in Neustadt include four Nordic missions to seafarers: the Danish Seamen's Church Abroad (Benedikte), the Finnish Seamen's Mission , the Norwegian Church Abroad , and the Church of Sweden Abroad ( Gustav Adolf ), and the Anglican Church of England (St. Thomas Becket). Up until the late 19th and early 20th century, Neustadt was famous for its many "Gängeviertel": quarters with narrow alleys (Low German: Gänge ). However, due to unsustainable hygienic conditions, by

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276-427: The " Hammaburg ", then a refuge fort located at today's Domplatz, the site of the former cathedral . Under Frankish rule, a baptistery was installed in 804 and Hammaburg strengthened by Charlemagne in 811. Quickly, the place grew to a sizable market town , declared a bishop's see in 831, an archbishop's see a year later. For the next 600 years, the history of Altstadt was equivalent to the history of Hamburg . By

299-472: The 1960s most of them were demolished. The Krameramtsstuben (Grocers' Apartments) are one of a few preserved examples of that time. At Rademachergang stands a fountain, dedicated to Hans Hummel (1787–1854), a former water carrier and one of Hamburg's beloved "Original(e)" (character(s)). The Alsterarkaden is an open arcade , spanning some 200 m along the entire North-west side of Kleine Alster . Designed by Alexis de Chateauneuf (1799–1853) and built in

322-654: The Elbe's embankment at Baumwall and Vorsetzen. Important squares in Neustadt include Johannes-Brahms-Platz, Gänsemarkt, Großneumarkt, Millerntorplatz, Schaarmarkt, Sievekingplatz, Stephansplatz, and Zeughausmarkt. Like neighboring Altstadt , Neustadt is packed with landmarks and cultural heritage. The single most important landmark in Neustadt is the Church of St. Michaelis (St. Michael's), one of Hamburg's five Lutheran main-churches ( Hauptkirchen ). St. Michaelis became Neustadt's Lutheran parish in 1647, however only granted political rights in 1677, and permitted as college to

345-758: The North-West): Neustadt , St. Georg , Hammerbrook and HafenCity . Hamburg-Altstadt has four designated quarters ( German : Viertel , or specifically used in Hamburg: Quartier ) for statistical and planning purposes, however not recognized as administrative subdivisions. The single most important square in Altstadt is Rathausmarkt , both by location and function. It is the starting point of Alter Wall, Reesendamm/ Ballindamm , Mönckebergstraße and Große Johannisstraße/ Großer Burstah , all important streets in Altstadt. Other important squares in Altstadt include Burchardplatz, Domplatz, Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz , and Hopfenmarkt. The eastern end of Altstadt

368-452: The end of the 15th century, the then Hanseatic city-republic and free Imperial city had accumulated various territorial possessions in its hinterland. Eventually, Hamburg's 13th-century city-walls received a couple of extensions: first in the 1530s, then again in the 1620s to include all of adjacent Neustadt . Regarding the urban history of Altstadt, only a few structures prior to the 17th century are left: repeated damming and diverting of

391-511: The first years after, the five buildings were named by order of development phase. When Tishman Speyer Properties and Quantum Immobilien AG acquired four of the five buildings in 2005, the buildings were subsequently marketed by names of famous explorers and seafarers: Kehrwiederspitze was the only building not sold in 2005. The entire complex lies within the flood-exposed area of the Lower Elbe . Therefore, all five buildings are connected by

414-656: The former St. Nikolai today serves as a memorial against war. The Hamburg Rathaus is an imposing Renaissance Revival structure, housing Hamburg's Senate and Parliament ( Bürgerschaft ). Forming a joint building ensemble back-to-back with the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce , it was built after the Great Fire of 1842. Other landmarks include various buildings in the Kontorhaus District (most notably Chilehaus , Pressehaus and Sprinkenhof ), and

437-556: The state budget tripled, and the Hanseatic city had become a major trade and capital market. Meanwhile, persecution of Protestants in the Low Countries , other parts of Germany, Portugal , Spain and various other parts of Europe caused an immense influx of religious refugees into Hamburg. Between 1500 and 1600, the population of Hamburg tripled to 40,000, surpassing Lübeck as largest German port city. In advance of

460-413: The very center. The northern Neustadt around Gänsemarkt became a quarter of the wealthy and well-off citizens. Later this area also developed into Hamburg's opera district, the area around Jungfernstieg eventually developed into an elegant shopping district. In contrast, many parts of the southern Neustadt became shady quarters of the port 's workers. Up until the late 19th and early 20th century, Neustadt

483-590: The year after the Great Fire (1842), it was one of the first buildings in the redeveloped urban ensemble between Jungfernstieg and Rathausmarkt . Today they are center of the Passagenviertel. The Hanseatic Higher Regional Court ( Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht , HansOLG) was founded in 1879 as the common supreme court of the three Hanseatic and republican city-states of Bremen (part of HansOLG until 1947), Hamburg (sole user today) and Lübeck (part of HansOLG until 1937). The courthouse at Wallanlagen

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506-475: Was laid out in a mostly rectangular street grid , though not much of that is recognizable today. Additionally, three principal streets connected the old town ( Alstadt ) east of the Alster River with the two new city-gates out west. Each of these three streets was given a market square at half distance: Gänsemarkt in the northern Neustadt, Schaarmarkt in the southern Neustadt, and Großneumarkt in

529-471: Was famous for its many "Gängeviertel": quarters with narrow alleys (Low German: Gänge ). In 1893 Neustadt was ravaged by a Cholera epidemic. Due to continuing, unsustainable hygienic conditions, by the 1960s most of the Gängeviertel were demolished. Neustadt is bordered by Binnenalster and Alster (i.e. Alsterfleet) to the East, Elbe to the South, and the former Wallanlagen (now made up by

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