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Hamburg - Moments
Hermann Claudius and the Hamburg Underground
In the Jungfernstieg underground station near Hamburg's City Hall, the alert observer sees some strange signs. On one is written:
"The century's seven
maidens have remained the same.
And I old oak stake
stand here at the same mark."
I hear the message, but the meaning is far from me. But wait, there is indeed a pole, illuminated and full of sculptures. It is an old driven pile that was uncovered during the construction of the Hamburg underground in the 1930s. It belonged to the weir built around 1250 on the Alstermühlendamm - a forerunner of today's Jungfernstieg. History at your fingertips - great. A construction worker is also commemorated here. Otto Liss had an accident during the difficult construction work in November 1932 and died shortly afterwards. Visit Hamburg's history in an unusual place - take the underground.
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Hamburg - Moments
Hermann Claudius and the Hamburg Underground
In the Jungfernstieg underground station near Hamburg's City Hall, the alert observer sees some strange signs. On one is written:
"The century's seven
maidens have remained the same.
And I old oak stake
stand here at the same mark."
I hear the message, but the meaning is far from me. But wait, there is indeed a pole, illuminated and full of sculptures. It is an old driven pile that was uncovered during the construction of the Hamburg underground in the 1930s. It belonged to the weir built around 1250 on the Alstermühlendamm - a forerunner of today's Jungfernstieg. History at your fingertips - great. A construction worker is also commemorated here. Otto Liss had an accident during the difficult construction work in November 1932 and died shortly afterwards. Visit Hamburg's history in an unusual place - take the underground.