St. Pauli Piers

St. Pauli Landungsbrücken St. Pauli Landing Bridges
The piers' waterfront seen towards St. Michaelis
General information
Location	Bei den St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken[1] 20359 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates	53°32′46″N 09°58′00″E / 53.54611°N 9.96667°E / 53.54611; 9.96667
Operated by	HADAG Fährdienst AG
Line(s)	61 62 68 72 73 75
Platforms	10 bridges (20 berths)
Connections	Landungsbrücken (100 m) Landungsbrücken (100 m)
Construction
Structure type	10 floating piers (pontoons)
Accessible	Yes[notes 1]
Architect	Raabe & Wöhlecke
History
Opened	1839
Rebuilt	1907–1909
Key dates
May	Hafengeburtstag (since 1977)[2]
July–August	Hamburg Cruise Days and Blue Port (both since 2008)[3]
Location St. Pauli Piers Location in Hamburg Show map of Hamburg St. Pauli Piers Location in Germany Show map of Germany

The St. Pauli Piers (German: St. Pauli Landungsbrücken, often only referred to as Landungsbrücken; German pronunciation: [ˈlandʊŋsˌbʁʏkŋ̍]), is the largest landing site in the Port of Hamburg, Germany, and also one of Hamburg's major tourist attractions. Other English language translations include St. Pauli Landing Stages or St. Pauli Landing Bridges.

The piers are located in the St. Pauli area of Hamburg, between the lower harbour and the Fischmarkt (Fish Market), on the banks of the Elbe river. The Landungsbrücken today form a central transportation hub, with S-Bahn, U-Bahn and ferry stations, and are also a major tourist magnet with numerous restaurants and departure points for harbour pleasure boats. There is an entrance to the Old Elbe tunnel at the western end of the Landungsbrücken. The eastern end of the building complex is marked by the Pegelturm (water level tower). Halfway up the tower, there is a water level indicator built into the wall, which indicates the current stage of the tides.

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