The end of the tunnel opens up onto a deep-blue underwater room where visitors experience the sounds of water, air bubbles and shimmering reflections. Proceeding on an escalator, they appear to break through the surface of the water above and enter a fascinating futuristic urban environment: Hamburg’s “HafenCity” with a blue sky, the cry of seagulls and people toing and froing.

Typical harbour sounds resound and a spectacular skyline of exemplary sustainable buildings, such as the Elbphilharmonie, the Science Center and the Unilever Building, greet the visitors. It is not only about renewal here. It is also about preservation, about creating something new on a platform of heritage and tradition.


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