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The Elbe is one of the major
rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northern
Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (Czech Republic), then Germany
and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km (68 mi) northwest of
Hamburg. Its total length is 1,094 kilometers (680 mi)
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Water is the life of the
city. For Hamburg, it is almost very important. Clear Elbe flowing slowly on
land of German, in the water will reach the end, encounter the same leisure and
quiet Hamburg. Hamburg's position as the Elbe estuary and connecting the North
Sea and the Baltic Sea, which is Germany's largest port.
Landungsbrücken - Hamburg's water station
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From the subway station Jungfernstieg to the Elbe,
also ten minutes away. We went to the river, there is a marina pier. This is
Hamburg's "Water Station", named St.Pauli Pier, built in 1910. For
the year is to cross the Elbe ferries and ferry jetty. It has now become a
tourist marina, the Port of Hamburg Cruise tour stops here.
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Although the port,
but it is a castle-style
building, the large stone blocks, and has a castle-style circular dome and bell tower. The top
of the dome and bell tower are "bronze green", with the
same color as the town hall roof.
"Drift" in the river is 700 meters long
floating dock, connected by several
iron bridge and the
shore of the "castle."
Remember:
Stop Landungsbrücken subway station.
Hamburger Harbour -- Gateway to the World
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Landungsbrücken suburban railway station from above stairs
to climb to reach the Stintfang stone terrace.
We can see the entire
harbor scenery.
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In this small hill, you can
even see Saint. Michaelis church spire. But
its crew signs
- Hamburg is
coming.
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Standing on the Elbe
side, we can see the
other side cranes everywhere.
This is the busy Port
of Hamburg, which is Germany's
most important water hub. Port of Hamburg is Europe's second largest port. But
look at the map can be found, in fact, Germany is not
a long coastline, and only have
a short northeast and northwest respectively bordering the Baltic Sea, the North Sea. And although not
directly coastal Hamburg, but near the Elbe estuary,
just 110 km from
the North Sea, the Elbe by
seagoing direct port
of Hamburg, naturally become Germany " Gateway to the World."
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In the Port of
Hamburg, historic buildings in groups. This modern building is very special.
Under circular buildings, cars and subways, they have their own way. Hamburg's
land too crowded.
Remember: an urban railway
S1 or S3, subway U3 Landungsbruecken
Speicherstadt -- Hamburg warehouse
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This is a very unique buildings, all-brick facades, six-story building uniform, the uniform curved arched windows, and these buildings are built near the water. Very long two rows of red brick house, tucked a long waterway. It is somewhat similar to China in Suzhou, Shaoxing Roadway. But China's southern residential Roadway on both sides of a two-story, waterways on both sides of the red brick warehouse building is six layers.
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These waterways and roads in front
of houses, are used to transport goods. It is also located in the building
exquisite design, convenient transport, so this piece of architecture built in
the 19th century became the world's largest warehouse was integrated market. That
year, from China's tea, India's spices, Middle Eastern rugs, cocoa in South
America, in which rows of warehouse storage transactions.
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In a hundred years
ago, Hamburg will be able to build hundreds of thousands of square meters of
warehouse buildings, seen at the time of the Hamburg trade flourished. Of
course, now the international development of the logistics industry, warehouses
have lost the function of the year. Now, the warehouse has become Hamburg's
most famous tourist attractions, has opened a lot of museums.
Remember: Metro U3 at Baumwall stop. It is two stops from
the town hall, you can walk past.
to be continued
