Monument to the X-ray and Radium Martyrs of All Nations

The Monument to the X-ray and Radium Martyrs of All Nations is a memorial in Hamburg, Germany, commemorating those who died due to their work with the use of radiation, particularly X-rays, in medicine.

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Type: Memorial
Description: Monument in the garden of St George’s Hospital in Hamburg
Also known as: “Ehrenbuch der Radiologen aller Nationen”, “Martyrs‘ Memorial”, “Radiation Martyrs‘ Memorial”, “Radiology Martyrs‘ Memorial”, and “X-ray Martyrs‘ Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Asklepios Klinik St. Georg and Alsterschwimmhalle.

Asklepios Klinik St. Georg

Hospital

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Asklepios Klinik St. Georg is a hospital, which is situated 130 metres northwest of Monument to the X-ray and Radium Martyrs of All Nations.

Alsterschwimmhalle

Swimming pool

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The Alsterschwimmhalle is one of Germany's larger aquatics centers, located in the Hamburg district of Hohenfelde. Opened in 1973, it has regularly hosted various national and international swimming competitions. Alsterschwimmhalle is situated 170 metres northeast of Monument to the X-ray and Radium Martyrs of All Nations.

Domkirche St. Marien

Church

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Domkirche St. Marien is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Sankt Georg, Hamburg, Germany, and the metropolitan cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hamburg. It was the first new Roman Catholic church built in Hamburg since the Reformation. Domkirche St. Marien is situated 440 metres west of Monument to the X-ray and Radium Martyrs of All Nations.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hohenfelde and East Hamburg.

Hohenfelde

Suburb

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Hohenfelde is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany in the Hamburg-Nord borough.

East Hamburg

Eastern Hamburg includes the dense, LGBT-friendly district St. Georg filled with cozy narrow streets between the dense, 19th-century tenements, with its cafe-filled main street of Lange Reihe, as well as a part of lake Aussenalster's shoreline with the venerable Hotel Atlantic.