Lessing Haus

Lessing Haus is a heritage site in Hamburg, Hamburg which is located on Gänsemarkt. Lessing Haus is situated nearby to Hamburg Marriott Hotel, as well as near the square Gänsemarkt.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include national opera Hamburg and Gänsemarkt.

national opera Hamburg

Theater building

Photo: Gunnar Klack, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Hamburg State Opera is a German opera company based in Hamburg. Its theatre is near the square of Gänsemarkt. Since the 2025/26 season, the Intendant of the company is Tobias Kratzer, and the Generalmusikdirektor is Omer Meir Wellber. national opera Hamburg is situated 200 metres northeast of Lessing Haus.

Gänsemarkt

Square

Photo: Bernhard Diener, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gänsemarkt is a public square in Hamburg, Germany, located in the Neustadt quarter. The triangular urban square is accessible by streets of Jungfernstieg from the east, Dammtorstraße and Valentinskamp in the north west and ABC-Straße in the south.

Hanse-Viertel

Shopping center

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Hanse-Viertel is a shopping center, which is situated 210 metres south of Lessing Haus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neustadt-Altstadt and Neustadt.

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.