Stadthaus Memorial Site

The Stadthaus memorial site, in Hamburg

The Stadthaus memorial site occupies a building that was the seat of the Nazi police in Hamburg, become a place of memory. The Hamburg audio-guided tour stops here, with respect and contemplation, to evoke this memorial dedicated to the victims of Nazi persecution.

The memorial of the former seat of the Nazi police

The Stadthaus memorial site is installed in a building built in 1814 to shelter the administration of the town and its police. But this place carries a dark history: during the Nazi period, the Stadthaus became the headquarters of the police of Hamburg, including the sinister Gestapo. It is here that were directed the surveillance, the arrests, the interrogations and the repression of all those that the regime persecuted: political opponents, resistance fighters, Jews and other victims of the dictatorship. Thousands of people were interrogated there, often tortured, before being deported or executed. Today, a memorial laid out in the building recalls these facts, documents the history of the Nazi terror in Hamburg and pays tribute to the victims, in an essential duty of memory. The place invites to contemplation and to vigilance in the face of the dangers of totalitarianism. A place of memory laden with gravity, the Stadthaus memorial site is discovered with respect and contemplation.

What to see

Here you discover, with respect and contemplation, the memorial installed in the Stadthaus building, built in 1814 then become under the Nazi regime the headquarters of the police and the Gestapo, where were directed the repression and the persecution of the opponents, resistance fighters, Jews and other victims; it documents this history and pays tribute to them. The Stadthaus memorial site is a place of memory of Hamburg. It is a stop to be discovered with respect and contemplation.

Practical information

The Stadthaus memorial site lies in the heart of the old town of Hamburg, reachable on foot. It is a place of memory that can be visited with respect; access and hours follow their own conditions, which vary. It is best to check them before coming and to observe the contemplation due to the place.

What was the building of the Stadthaus memorial site in Hamburg?

Built in 1814 for the administration of the town and its police, it became under the Nazi regime the headquarters of the police of Hamburg and the Gestapo, where were directed the repression and the persecution of the victims of the regime; it today shelters a memorial that pays tribute to them.

Where is the Stadthaus memorial site of Hamburg?

In the heart of the old town of Hamburg, in Germany.