Sternschanzen Park

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Sternschanzen Park

The Schanzenviertel greens

Sternstraße
Hamburg, Hamburg 20357
+49 (0) 40 4500 0375
http://www.bajazzo.de

Todays Sternschanzenpark can be found where in 1682 a star-shaped bastion was erected to secure Hamburg´s fortifications even further. It forms the centre of the Schanzenviertel, a neighbourhood which is particularly popular with young people. Frequent public debates about drug dealers and the presence of the police in the park make people forget what this place actually means for the district. It is a recreational area and a meeting-point, and in summer many cultural events like the Zelttheater and the open-air cinema take place here. The water tower, the "landmark" of the neighbourhood, was built in 1907-1910. It has watched people discuss its future for a long time already, and they can´t seem to agree on something. The plan to turn it into a luxury hotel failed, as the Schanzenviertel people are strictly against commercialisation of their neighbourhood.

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Sternschanzen Park Photo: Jens Fliege

Sternschanzen Park Photo: Jan