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Michaeliskirche: Hamburger Michl - St.Michaeliskirche
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  • Hamburger Michl - St.Michaeliskirche - Hamburg
    Hamburger Michl -
    St.Michaeliskirche
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    St. Michaeliskirche is mostly just called Michl by the local people and it is one of the most beautiful churches in Hamburg. You may enter it freely and without restrictions during the day, just for the krypta with exhibits of the history of the church and for the lift to the spire you have to pay a small entrance-fee.
    Photography is forbidden inside the church and a guard will watch you most of the day. That is a pity, because the interior is really lovely !
    You may also step up the tower in order to enjoy a perfect view of the city. At first you have about 50 steps you have to walk, the rest is made by a lift !
    the church is open May-October:
    Mon-Sat 09.00a.m.-08.00p.m., Sun 11.30a.m.-05.30p.m.
    and Nov-April : Mon-Sat: 10.00a.m.-04.30p.m. Sun:11.30a.m.-04.30p.m.

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  • Address: Hamburg - Englische Planke 1a
  • Phone: 040 - 37678132
  • Directions: Take S1 or S3 and take the exit "Stadthausbruecke" Michl is also close to Krameramtsstuben and to Brahmsmuseum & Peterstrasse
  • Website: www.st-michaelis.de
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    Michaeliskirche: Lovely church, amazing views
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  • View from St. Michael's tower, Hamburg - Hamburg
    View from St. Michael's tower,
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    You really should visit St. Michaels Church, one of the landmarks of Hamburg. The church itself is very interesting but it is the tower that really impresses.

    Walking up from the Fischmarkt on a Sunday lunchtime, I was surprised to hear a beautifully played trumpet solo floating down from the gallery in the tower. Looking up, you could just make out the figure of the hardy soul playing up there.

    I'm not great with exposed heights, so Mrs. planxty was despatched, in the interests of research, to ascend the tower. The fact that the lift was not working that day, obviously, had nothing to do with it!

    The good lady returned, slightly breathless from the exertions of the 459 steps, but claimed also to have had her breath taken by the views in all drections from the viewing gallery (see picture).

    Definitely, a must see for Hamburg.

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  • Address: Englische Planke 1a
  • Phone: 040 / 37 67 81 00
  • Directions: Walk directly uphill from the fischmarkt, you can't miss it.
  • Website: http://www.michaelitica.org/seiten_englisch/Foreword.html
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    Michaeliskirche: " Michel " old landmark of Hamburg
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  • The Michaelis church is an old nordisch baroque church. Don´t miss a view from the tower and one of the daily organ-messes. Don´t miss the custom of blowing from the steeple.
    At 10 o´clock in the morning and 9 0´clock in the evening you can hear from the tower a choral blowing in all directions of the heaven.

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  • Address: Ludwig-Erhard-straße
  • Directions: Krayenkamp U3 ( Baumwall, Rödingsmarkt, Landungsbrücken)
  • Website: www.st-michaelis.de
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    Michaeliskirche: Viewing Platform
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  • After seeing the church interiors and the crypted vault tour it was time to move up.You can either take the stairs or the elevator 9 floors up to the viewing platform.The view from there is brilliant and totally worth it! I wanted to stay for a long time but I went on a chilly Feb day and the wind was too much to bear beyond a few mins.

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    Michaeliskirche: St Michael - under renovation!
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  • If you are in Hamburg,a visit to the St Michael is a must.But let me warn you that the church is undergoing extensive renovation and this will continue till Oct'09(i was informed by one of the officials).Be warned! I was really let down when i entered the beautiful church,it looked like a construction site with scaffolding and drilling noises and dust.I could not see anything of the beauty:( maybe another time.

    I don't know how much the usual entrance fee to the church is but I paid 3.75 Euros for the Crypted Vault and the Viewing Platform combined.(this could cost you more if you dont have the Hamburg card)

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    Michaeliskirche: climb in the tower
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  • It was so hot day that climbing in the tower was a bit complicated. We made small competition between two of us - who will be first in the top.

    From the toer you can see the most beautiful view. All Hamburg city is bellow your feet.

    If you are not healthy enough to climb you can use elevator. Price is the same for both ways: 2.50 EUR.

    Don't forget to visit church from inside. it is amazing.

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  • Address: Englische Planke 1a, D-20459 Hamburg
  • Phone: 040 / 37678100
  • Directions: Close to harbour (Hafen)
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    Michaeliskirche: Michaelis church ('Michel')
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  • Michaelis church ('Michel')
    One of the most historic churches in Hamburg is known simply as 'the Michel.' You can climb the tower and get a great view of the port area and even back toward the Center City.

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  • Address: Near the port
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    Michaeliskirche: Krameramtswohnungen
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  • If you walk down the road from St Michaels a few metres you can see the Krameramtswohnungen on your right. It has a very unassuming entrance and can actually miss it if you dont look carefully.The Krameramtswohnungen is originally a dwelling place made for the widows of the members of the Krameramt (Shopkeepers guild).Its a small street with houses on both sides and has a lot of small shops that sell locally made products like candy to pickles to toys.Its kinda touristy but a nice place to have a look not necessarily shopping.

    There is a museum in House C but i dint go there so don't know how it is.

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    Michaeliskirche: Micheliskirche
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  • The third wellknown spike of Hamburg is a belltower of Sacred Michael's church - Micheliskirche in late baroque style. It's heeght is over 130 meters. Seamen who conducted the ships to Hamburg were guided by this belltower earlier.

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    Michaeliskirche: St Michaelis Church in Hamburg
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  • Began around 1600 due to the many dead who had fallen victim to the plague, a burial ground was laid outside the city where the Little St. Michaelis Church stands today. A chapel was added, which soon became a small church. From 1625 to 1645, the number of inhabitants in the new town grew from 8,000 to 20,000, the church soon became too small. In 1647, the council and City Parliament passed a resolution to build a new large church approximately 200 meters to the west, where the Great St. Michealis still stands today. It was completed after 12 years and was consecrated in 1661. The tower was, however, only completed in 1669. In 1685, St Michaelis Church became the fifth pricipal church in Hamburg alongside the other four pricipal churches St Petri, St Jacobi, St Nikolai and St Katharinen.

    On March 10th 1750, the church was gutted...a thundercloud formed and a terrible flash of lightning struck at once at the lower part of the spire. With the aid of a donation from a senator, the Little St Michaelis Church was able to be consecrated once again in 1757.

    In 1906, both tower and church were totally destoryed due to unobserved workers using petrol blowlamp while replacing a number of copper sheets on the south side of the tower. Smouldering fire developed and the tower watch Beurle immidiately sounded the fire alarm but it was too late. Beurle was killed in the flames. The City Parliament decided to reconstruct the church following the old plans, the church once again rose up in almost exactly the same form as before. The tower and roof were now made of steel and concrete instead of wood. Finally consecrated in October 1912. In 1943, the surroundings fo the church wwew almost totally destroyed. The church itself escaped destruction until June 1944 when it suffered serious bomb damage. As a result, the roof and the interior of the church were severely damaged and the church was finally consecrated on October 19 1952.

    At the end of 1970s, serious damage to the tower was discover, the concrete panelling from pumice, which had been attached directly to the stell truss behind the external copper covering without a gap, had been absorbing water for decades and passing iton to the steel, therby causing severe rust damage. The concrete was replaces by brazil wood and a gap was left between the steel truss and the brazil wood thus providing ventilation and facilitating the upkeep of the steel. Work was completed in 1996.

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