For around 300 years, on the Große Elbstraße 9 is opening the most popular fish market in Hamburg. But it just seems to be a fish one. Now you can buy there everything you want of course, fresh fish and seafood, vegetables, fruits, flowers, souvenirs, and even clothes.

Initially, this territory was a modest fishing village, which became a part of the Denmark Kingdom in 1640. Over time, the village was enlarged and turned to the city and even competed with Hamburg for the influence over the sea. But in 1938, Altona lost its independence, and became a part of the large and powerful Hamburg.

The market was opened there without a break since the 18th century. It provided citizens with fresh goods. And in 1846, when the harbor railway was built, the fish market got a strategic significance for merchants.

In 1896, close to the market, the authorities built a beautiful basilica with three naves – the construction of the fish auction, where the booming trade of fish took place. About 100 years later, in 1984, after the restoration, the beautiful construction was admitted the monument of architecture, but the auctions were not conducted there.

Every Sunday, more than 70000 visitors come to the large square close to the harbor. The locals rush to buy fresh goods, the tourists – to get new impressions. On the market, we should pay attention to the actors sellers, who call people to buy something in a talented and vivid way. We can consider it as a kind of art.

Not just the park is interesting, but also the square around it, which has many new houses in the Postmodern style. These buildings and a market form a unique architectural ensemble.

Close to the market, there is a modern, but unique bronze sculpture in the shape of a fisherman and a market trader.