Beatles-Platz is a circular, black-paved plaza at the intersection of the Reeperbahn and Große Freiheit in the St. Pauli neighborhood. Designed to resemble a massive vinyl record, the plaza measures twenty-nine meters across and features…
Reeperbahn and Beatles History
This walk traces the iconic rock-and-roll landmarks, red-light district history, and neighborhood icons of Hamburg's legendary St. Pauli district.
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1. Beatles-Platz
2. Indra Club 64
The Indra Club 64, located at the end of the Große Freiheit street in the Saint Pauli district, is recognizable by its modest exterior tucked away in a neighborhood once defined by its rough nightlife, strip joints, and bars. This venue…
3. Große Freiheit 36
The neon guitar sign over the entrance is the visual marker that identifies Große Freiheit thirty-six in the Saint Pauli district. While this venue now operates as a multi-level concert hall and nightclub, its basement contains the…
4. Zur Ritze
Zur Ritze is a tavern on the Reeperbahn recognizable by an entrance door flanked by two painted female legs in high heels. Opened in nineteen seventy-four by the middleweight boxer Hans Joachim Kleine, the pub sits in a backyard and…
5. Herbertstraße
Herbertstraße is a narrow, sixty-meter-long alley in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, instantly recognizable by the large metal barricades blocking its entrances. These screens, first erected in nineteen thirty-three, were designed to…
6. Police Commissionerate 15 – Davidwache
The Davidwache is instantly recognizable by its dark red brick facade, intricate ceramic ornaments, and the stern, weatherproof stone heads that watch over the corner of Spielbudenplatz and Davidstraße. Designed by architect Fritz…
7. Spielbudenplatz
Spielbudenplatz is a long, open-air square defined by two distinct, leaning high-rise towers that anchor its eastern end. Known as the Dancing Towers, these structures frame a space that has functioned as Hamburg’s primary entertainment…