Quartier Brooktorkai/Ericus

Quartier Brooktorkai/Ericus is a neighborhood in Hamburg, Germany. Quartier Brooktorkai/Ericus is situated nearby to the neighborhood Quartier Elbtorquartier, as well as near the suburb HafenCity.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chilehaus and Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg.

Chilehaus

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The Chilehaus is a ten-story office building in Hamburg, Germany in the Kontorhaus District. It is an example of the 1920s Brick Expressionism style of architecture.

Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg

Museum

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The Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg is a private museum in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg, Germany. The museum houses Peter Tamm's collection of model ships, construction plans, uniforms, and maritime art, amounting to over 40,000 items and more than one million photographs.

Dialogue in the Dark

Museum

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Dialogue in the Dark is an awareness raising exhibition and franchise, as well as a social business. In Dialogue in the Dark, blind guides lead visitors in small groups through different settings in absolute darkness.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include HafenCity and Neustadt-Altstadt.

HafenCity

Suburb

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HafenCity is a quarter in the borough of Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany. It is located on the Elbe river island Grasbrook, on the former Port of Hamburg area.

Neustadt-Altstadt

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The city centre of Hamburg is formed by the districts of Altstadt and Neustadt, as well as the new district of Hafencity immediately south of Altstadt.