Panoptikum Hamburg

The Panoptikum Hamburg is a wax museum in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 1879 by Friedrich Hermann Faerber, it is the country's oldest wax museum. Each wax figure takes up to two years and €40,000 to complete.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: museum in Germany
Also known as: “Panoptikum”
Address: Spielbudenplatz 3, Hamburg, 20359
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Operettenhaus and Millerntor-Stadion.

Operettenhaus

Theater building

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Operettenhaus is a performing arts theatre in Hamburg, owned and operated by Stage Entertainment.

Millerntor-Stadion

Stadium

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Millerntor-Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in the St. Pauli area of Hamburg, Germany. Best known as the home ground of football club FC St. Pauli, it is on the Heiligengeistfeld near the Reeperbahn, the red light district of Hamburg. Millerntor-Stadion is situated 580 metres north of Panoptikum Hamburg.

Imperial Theater

Theater building

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Imperial Theater is a theater building, which is situated 120 metres northeast of Panoptikum Hamburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portugiesenviertel and Altona-St. Pauli.

Portugiesenviertel

Neighborhood

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Portugiesenviertel is a neighborhood.

Altona-St. Pauli

Altona and St. Pauli are west of central Hamburg. Altona used to be an independent city and emerged as fisherman's village in the 16th century. It existed under Danish rule west of Hamburg, competing with it in trade and militarily.