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The Gustav Adolf Church (German: Schwedische Gustaf-Adolfskirche, Swedish: Gustaf Adolfskyrkan) is a church building in Hamburg-Neustadt, Germany. It belongs to the Church of Sweden, and was built between 1906-1907.

The Henri-Nannen-Schule, formerly Hamburger Journalistenschule, is the journalist school of Europe's largest publishing house, Gruner + Jahr (Brigitte, GEO, Stern), German weekly Die Zeit and national news magazine Der Spiegel. Its seat is Hamburg and it is considered one of the best schools of journalism in Germany, along with the German School of Journalism (Deutsche Journalistenschule) in Munich.

St. Michael's Church (German: Hauptkirche Sankt Michaelis), colloquially called Michel (German: [ˈmɪçl̩]), is one of Hamburg's five Lutheran main churches (Hauptkirchen) and one of the most famous churches in the city. St. Michaelis is a landmark of the city and it is considered to be one of the finest Hanseatic Protestant baroque churches. The church was purposely built Protestant unlike many other Hamburg churches which were originally built by Roman Catholics and were converted to Protestantism during the Reformation. It is dedicated to the Archangel Michael. A large bronze statue, standing above the portal of the church shows the archangel conquering the devil. The 132-meter high Baroque spire totally covered with copper is a prominent feature of Hamburg's skyline and has always been a landfall mark for ships sailing up the river Elbe.

The Krameramtsstuben (Grocers' Apartments) are historic buildings on Krayenkamp, near St. Michaelis Church in the Neustadt district of Hamburg, Germany. Formerly homes for widows of members of the Grocers’ Institute (Krameramtswohnungen), the 1620 to 1700 built, timber-framed buildings form the last of the 17th century enclosed courtyards of Hamburg. Now occupied by small shops, galleries, restaurants and a museum, the group is arranged along the sides of a narrow courtyard, behind two 1700s buildings which front the street.

The Bismarck Monument (German: Bismarck-Denkmal) in Hamburg is a memorial sculpture located in the St. Pauli quarter dedicated to Otto von Bismarck. It is one of 240 memorials to Bismarck worldwide and is the largest and probably best-known of these Bismarck towers. The monument stands near the jetties of Hamburg port on the Elbhöhe, today a local recreation area. The architect was Johann Emil Schaudt; the sculptor was Hugo Lederer.

The Alster (German pronunciation: [ˈalstɐ] (listen)) is a right tributary of the Elbe river in Northern Germany. It has its source near Henstedt-Ulzburg, Schleswig-Holstein, flows somewhat southwards through much of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and joins the Elbe in central Hamburg. The Alster is Hamburg's second most important river. While the Elbe river is a tidal navigation of international significance and prone to flooding, the Alster is a non-tidal, slow-flowing and in some places, seemingly untouched idyll of nature, in other places tamed and landscaped urban space. In the city center, the river forms two lakes, both prominent features in Hamburg's cityscape.

The Elbphilharmonie (German pronunciation: [ˈɛlpfɪlhaʁmoˌniː] (listen); "Elbe Philharmonic Hall"), popularly nicknamed Elphi, is a concert hall in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg, Germany, on the Grasbrook peninsula of the Elbe River. It is among the largest in the world.The new glassy construction resembles a hoisted sail, water wave, iceberg or quartz crystal resting on top of an old brick warehouse (Kaispeicher A, built in 1963) near the historical Speicherstadt. The project is the result of a private initiative by the architect and real estate developer Alexander Gérard and his wife Jana Marko, an art historian, who commissioned the original design by the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron, who developed and promoted the project (since 2003 in cooperation with the Hamburg-based real estate developer and investor Dieter Becken) for 3.5 years until the City of Hamburg decided to develop the project by itself. It is the key project of the new Hafencity development and the tallest inhabited building in Hamburg, with a final height of 108 metres (354 ft). The Elbphilharmonie was officially inaugurated with concerts of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and a light show on 11 January 2017.

The Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Museum, also called the CPE Bach-Museum, is a museum in the Composers Quarter in Hamburg-Neustadt, Germany. It gives an impression of the work and life of the classical composer Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. The museum was inaugurated on 18 March 2015 and is accessible for wheelchair users.The museum gives insight in the environment Bach grew up. Musically he was the most gifted and known child of the five children of Johann Sebastian Bach. In Hamburg he succeeded Georg Philipp Telemann as the curator and music director of the five main churches of the city. During two decades he sojourned in the musical life here, from 1768 to 1788.He left behind a great number of compositions, and held around 200 performances a year. At audio stations in the museum his music can be listened to. Information is given on the particularities of his music and the influence it had on the society in his time. Visitors can have a virtual tour through Hamburg in which they are confided a conversation between Bach and the contemporary music historian Charles Burney.For an authentic appearance, some furniture was rebuilt with the characteristics from Bachs era. At the center of the museum one finds a clavichord, the favorite instrument of Bach. He was admired for his play on this instrument.

The Telemann Museum is a museum in the Composers Quarter in Hamburg-Neustadt, Germany. It was founded in 2011 and is dedicated to the classical composer Georg Philipp Telemann.The museum is situated in an historical building in the Peterstraße, where Telemann lived and worked from 1721 until his death in 1767. The presentation highlights his personality, including his passion for his botanic garden, and the significance he had musically and culturally in his era.A great deal of the musical attention is spent to his compositions for the civilians and of church music. The museum houses old archives and maintains an extensive library of books that center around the history of music and culture of the 18th century. The exposition shows first issues and a number of utensils, like an original spinet from 1730 of the builder Thomas Hitchcock. This instrument is used during music performances in the museum.

The Gustav Mahler Museum is a museum in Hamburg-Neustadt, Germany, dedicated to the memory of the classical composer Gustav Mahler. Established in an historic building in the Composers Quarter, it opened on 29 May 2018.Mahler worked from 1891 to 1897 in Hamburg as chief conductor of operas. The museum pays much attention to his compositions, including the song Des Knaben Wunderhorn and his second and third symphony.The museum houses several exhibits, like a player piano made by Welte-Mignon, which reproduces the composition accurately in the way Mahler intended it to sound. Reproductions of placards on an advertising column announce concerts of his work. Leaning against the column a black bicycle from 1895 can be seen with handgrips of cork and an oil lamp. Mahler learned traveling by bike in Hamburg and became a passionate cyclist.Construction work delayed the opening by a year. When the museum was finally opened, the second construction phase had not yet been fully completed. The museum has a floor surface of 300 m2 and makes much use of multimedia appliances. The limited existence of original pieces was attended to when the museum was fitted out.

The Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn Museum is a museum in the Composers Quarter in the Neustadt district of Hamburg, Germany. It is dedicated to the classical composers and siblings Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn. It opened on 29 May 2018.The museum focuses on their lives, including their childhood and the circumstances in which people of Jewish descent lived and worked within the German culture of the time. In her lifetime, Fanny (1805–1847) wrote the compositions to more than four hundred songs. Felix (1809–1847) was younger than her, and had composed since he was an adolescent. Their mother taught them to play the piano in their early years, but composers including Ludwig Berger, Marie Bigot and Carl Friedrich Zelter later took over the role. The siblings also inspired each other.In the center, a forte piano symbolizes making music, to which Fanny and Felix were dedicated throughout their lives. Multimedia techniques are used, which enable visitors to go into detail on certain subjects. Visitors can learn how the siblings composed their work and listen to their music. On passing by detection devices audio recordings are activated. The museum opted for a scientifically justified presentation. The musicologist Beatrix Borchard was involved in the planning of the museum.Construction work delayed the opening by a year. When the museum was opened, the second construction phase had not yet been fully completed. At that time the audio points, touch pads and several display cabinets were still not ready. The limited existence of original pieces was attended to when the museum was fitted out.

The Johann Adolph Hasse Museum is a museum in the Composers Quarter in Hamburg-Neustadt, Germany. The museum is dedicated to the life and work of the opera composer Johann Adolph Hasse. The presentation starts with his childhood and youth, Hasse being a descendant of church musicians from Hamburg-Bergedorf. He obtained his first music lessons from his father.The presentation continues with his career as a prominent composer. He and his wife, the opera singer Faustina Bordoni, gained international prestige and played respected roles at the European courts and theaters.The collection consists of text books of his operas (libretti), historical prints of musical compositions, scenic designs and costumes. One piece from the collection is a replica of an opera stage from the baroque era. The museum makes use of multimedia appliances and is accessible to wheelchair users.