Nguyễn Thanh Thảo
(Violethn)
Điều hành viên
From the decadence of the Roman Empire to the puritanical Crusades: from the destruction of the Napoleonic Wars to the productivity of the industrial revolution: from the horror of the two World Wars to the calm of the modern day - Hamburg has seen it all.
The city, formerly named Hammaburg, was founded in 808 by King Charlemagne (742 - 814) who united Europe and pushed the Christian creed amongst a people whose beliefs were still largely pagen. Hamburg grew rapidly form a small fishing village into a fortress citadel and, with the construction of a church in 811, became a cenger of Christian teaching from where Charlemagne spread the Word northward. Bye 831, the city's Church had jurisdiction over much of Scandinavia, Russia, Iceland, and Greenland.
Its time a bastion of Christianity has long since pasted but Hamburg hasn't faded away. Lying on the banks of the Elbe River, it has become Europe's second busiest harbour and is one of modern-day Germany's major cultural, industrial and commercial centers. The riverside docks make impressive viewing as huge ships load and unload, come and go, from all around the world.
Not surprisingly, Hamburg boasts many historic monuments. The town hall was built in 1879 in the style of the Restoration period and has become a symbol of Hamburg's municipal independence. In it, the city's parliament can be found. The Church of St. Peter, built on the site of the original fishing village, is Hamburg's oldest monument, and the sombre Cathedral of St. Michael, with its towering belfry, is a powerful reminder of Hamburg's Christian roots.
but there's more to this city than religion: its museums for the thing. The Kunsthalle Museum specialises in paintings by 19th and 20th centurey master and the Hamburg Museum of History beautifully illustrates the stages of this city's development. The Museumof Ethnography offer a wonderful collection of obects from the Southern seas, Africa and Siberia.
On bright summer days, the Hambrug sky is blue and the sun shines well into the evening. At 9 PM. sunlight still floods the city. Sometimes, a brief shower washes dust from the streets, making them frest and clean again. Once autumn sets in the temperature drops and the rows of ancient roadside trees dress in thinning coast of red, yeellow and orange. Falling leaves rust on the pavement and the trees they so recently clothed stand bare as they welcome winter.
In Hamburg, music can be heard all day long. Clasical music wafts from the square in front of the town hall each weekend as the city's symphony orchestra leaves the confines of its concert hall and enters the realm of the pedestrian. On these days, the town hall drops is solemn veil of government: its doors open to the public and its forecourt becomes a stage. Whilst enjoying the sounds of Bach, Beethoven and Schumann, passers-by can tuck into a snack of delicious griled lamb or sip on a tradditional beer. On the banks of the Alster River there is music too and visistors can enjoy the sounds of a violin or accordion.
Hamburg also offers the cchance to participate in a music festical, where sounds from the 60's, 70's and 80's blast out. blash out. Remember ABA, Boney M., Modern Taking? Here, at the St. Pauli Festival, hippies rule. Their flowing hair and technicoloured grab drown out the ordinary as they sway and dance. Here, everyone is welcome. So join in. Dance. When you've said good bye to the party and want to return your hotel, these loving folks will help you find your way, leaving in their wake a memory of the open welcome their native Hamburg offer those who pass through it.
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The city, formerly named Hammaburg, was founded in 808 by King Charlemagne (742 - 814) who united Europe and pushed the Christian creed amongst a people whose beliefs were still largely pagen. Hamburg grew rapidly form a small fishing village into a fortress citadel and, with the construction of a church in 811, became a cenger of Christian teaching from where Charlemagne spread the Word northward. Bye 831, the city's Church had jurisdiction over much of Scandinavia, Russia, Iceland, and Greenland.
Its time a bastion of Christianity has long since pasted but Hamburg hasn't faded away. Lying on the banks of the Elbe River, it has become Europe's second busiest harbour and is one of modern-day Germany's major cultural, industrial and commercial centers. The riverside docks make impressive viewing as huge ships load and unload, come and go, from all around the world.
Not surprisingly, Hamburg boasts many historic monuments. The town hall was built in 1879 in the style of the Restoration period and has become a symbol of Hamburg's municipal independence. In it, the city's parliament can be found. The Church of St. Peter, built on the site of the original fishing village, is Hamburg's oldest monument, and the sombre Cathedral of St. Michael, with its towering belfry, is a powerful reminder of Hamburg's Christian roots.
but there's more to this city than religion: its museums for the thing. The Kunsthalle Museum specialises in paintings by 19th and 20th centurey master and the Hamburg Museum of History beautifully illustrates the stages of this city's development. The Museumof Ethnography offer a wonderful collection of obects from the Southern seas, Africa and Siberia.
On bright summer days, the Hambrug sky is blue and the sun shines well into the evening. At 9 PM. sunlight still floods the city. Sometimes, a brief shower washes dust from the streets, making them frest and clean again. Once autumn sets in the temperature drops and the rows of ancient roadside trees dress in thinning coast of red, yeellow and orange. Falling leaves rust on the pavement and the trees they so recently clothed stand bare as they welcome winter.
In Hamburg, music can be heard all day long. Clasical music wafts from the square in front of the town hall each weekend as the city's symphony orchestra leaves the confines of its concert hall and enters the realm of the pedestrian. On these days, the town hall drops is solemn veil of government: its doors open to the public and its forecourt becomes a stage. Whilst enjoying the sounds of Bach, Beethoven and Schumann, passers-by can tuck into a snack of delicious griled lamb or sip on a tradditional beer. On the banks of the Alster River there is music too and visistors can enjoy the sounds of a violin or accordion.
Hamburg also offers the cchance to participate in a music festical, where sounds from the 60's, 70's and 80's blast out. blash out. Remember ABA, Boney M., Modern Taking? Here, at the St. Pauli Festival, hippies rule. Their flowing hair and technicoloured grab drown out the ordinary as they sway and dance. Here, everyone is welcome. So join in. Dance. When you've said good bye to the party and want to return your hotel, these loving folks will help you find your way, leaving in their wake a memory of the open welcome their native Hamburg offer those who pass through it.
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