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. It was formally established in 2008 and also includes the historical Speicherstadt area, which since 2015 is an UNESCO World Heritage Site with the adjacent Kontorhausviertel. The main landmark of the HafenCity is the Elbphilharmonie concert hall.
Aerial view of western HafenCity and Speicherstadt (2013)
Überseequartier, one of the new quarters of HafenCity
Tradition harbor at Sandtorkai
High-rises of the Hanseatic Trade Center around the Kehrwiederspitze; Elbphilharmonie visible in the background
Hamburg-Mitte is one of the seven boroughs of Hamburg, Germany, covering most of the city's urban center. The quarters of Hamburg-Altstadt and Neustadt cover much of the city's historic core. In 2020 the population was 301,231.
Binnenalster between Altstadt and Neustadt
Elbe and Landungsbrücken in St. Pauli
Church of St. Michaelis in 2005
Europa-Passage between Jungfernstieg and Mönckebergstraße