St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel

Old Elbe Tunnel or St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel, which opened in 1911, is a pedestrian and vehicle tunnel in . The 426 m long tunnel was a technical sensation; 24 m beneath the surface, two 6 m diameter tubes connect central Hamburg with the docks and shipyards on the south side of the river .
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: German road tunnel
  • Also known as: “Elbe Tunnel”
  • Address: Bei den St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken, Hamburg, 20359
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Pauli Piers and Bismarck Monument.

Pier
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The , is the largest landing site in the , Germany, and also one of 's major tourist attractions. Other English language translations include St.

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The in is a memorial sculpture located in the quarter dedicated to Otto von Bismarck. It is one of 240 worldwide and is the largest and probably best-known of these . is situated 480 metres northeast of St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel.

Theater building
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The Elbphilharmonie, popularly nicknamed Elphi, is a concert hall in the quarter of , Germany, on the Grasbrook peninsula of the River. is situated 1¼ km southeast of St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portugiesenviertel and Steinwerder.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a quarter of , in the borough on the southern bank of the river . It is a primarily maritime industrial location, with a resident population in 2017 of only 39.

Suburb
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is one of the districts of the , .

St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel

Latitude
53.54587° or 53° 32′ 45″ north
Longitude
9.9666° or 9° 57′ 60″ east
Open location code
9F5FGXW8+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48361392
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­transportation
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q460264
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Ukrainian—“St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Túnel de St. Pauli”
  • Basque: “St. Pauli Elba tunela”
  • Catalan: “Túnel vell de l’Elba”
  • Dutch: “St. Pauli-Elbtunnel”
  • French: “Vieux tunnel sous l’Elbe”
  • German: “Alter Elbtunnel”
  • German: “St. Pauli-Elbtunnel”
  • German: “St.-Pauli-Elbtunnel”
  • Hungarian: “Alter Elbtunnel”
  • Hungarian: “Régi Elba-alagút”
  • Japanese: “旧エルベ・トンネル”
  • Portuguese: “Antigo Túnel do Elba”
  • Russian: “Старый тоннель под Эльбой”
  • Spanish: “Antiguo Túnel del Elba”
  • Swedish: “Elbetunneln”
  • Ukrainian: “Тунель Санкт Паулі”
  • Ukrainian: “Тунель Санкт-Паулі”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brücke 7 and Brücke 6.

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