Klopstockstr.
22765 Hamburg
A church in the "Ottensen" quarter.
22763 Hamburg
storck@kirche-ottensen.de
Klopstockstr.
22765 Hamburg
A church in the "Ottensen" quarter.
The Altonaer Balkon is a small park on the northern bank of the Elbe with an unobstructed view of the opposite side. It almost feels like approaching a steep to the coast while stepping onto the balkony, in the abyss the Elbe sparkles in the sunshine - not the open seas. On the other shore the skyline of the harbour hustle towers - the cranes of the container harbour Waltershof and the sewage treatment plant Köhlbranddeich that seems slightly supernatural.
The neo-renaissance town hall, built between 1896 and 1898 used to be part of the train station. The four wings of the building have triangular pediments. Above the main entrance in the north wing the pediment depicts an allegory of the city. The equestrian statue of German Emperor Wilhelm I in front of the town hall was designed by G. Eberlein in 1898. A monument by Sol LeWitt in remembrance of the perished Jews of Altona was erected in 1989.
In Altona between Max-Brauer-Allee and Museumstraße the Platz der Republik is situated. The park forms an axis between the Altona townhall in the south and the train station in the north, whilst the high-rise building of the Deutsche Bank in the north is in sharp contrast to that of the townhall. The premises comprise a sunbathing area, various cosy spots, a number of playground elements, a pool with fountain, numerous wooden benches and a sand court for boule and other games. Since April 2000 a historical well from 1900 is situated on the premises.
The Stuhlmann well showed its water display first in 1900. Enormous centaurs who fight about a catch of fish are the core elements of this fountain, symbolising the competition between the fish-markets of Hamburg and Altona. Triton and Nixe frame the well as side figures. After its expensive renovation, called into life by a private initiative and sponsors, the well was moved to the park next to Altona town hall in April 2000 where it pleases by-passers with its fountains during summer months ever since.