Bischofsburg
Free museum run by the AMH on Hamburg's Domplatz, built around the ring-shaped 12th-century tower foundation – Hamburg's oldest stone structure.
Om museet
During construction work on Speersort in 1962/63, archaeologists came across the ring-shaped foundation of a stone tower about 19 meters in diameter. For a long time it was thought to be the remains of an 11th-century bishop's residential tower, hence the name Bischofsturm (Bishop's Tower). Today the structure is dated to the 12th century; more recent research suggests it belonged to Hamburg's oldest city gate, since the earliest paved road ran right through here. The foundation is the oldest surviving stone structure in the city.
The remains are preserved in the basement of a newer building at the corner of Kreuslerstraße and are looked after by the Archäologisches Museum Hamburg as a branch site. After a three-year redesign, funded by the city's Ministry of Culture with around €180,000, the "Museum – Die Bischofsburg" reopened in August 2023 with new lighting and a new exhibition.
The exhibition places the foundation in the context of the city's early history and also presents the neighboring archaeological sites of the Hammaburg and the Neue Burg; large-format illustrations depict medieval Hamburg. Outside on Hammaburg-Platz (Domplatz), white light cubes mark the pillars of the former cathedral and steel edges trace the course of the old ramparts. A digital Archaeoscope shows the 9th-century Hammaburg as a 360-degree reconstruction.
Højdepunkter
- Ring-shaped tower foundation 19 m in diameter, Hamburg's oldest surviving stone structure
- New lighting and exhibition since 2023
- Archaeoscope with a 360-degree reconstruction of the Hammaburg (audio in German and English)
- Hammaburg-Platz with light cubes marking the positions of the cathedral pillars
- Free admission
Permanente udstillinger
- Die Bischofsburg – The dramatically lit tower foundation and an exhibition on Hamburg's early castles – the Hammaburg, Bischofsburg and Neue Burg – with large-format views of the medieval city.
- Ejer
- Archäologisches Museum Hamburg und Stadtmuseum Harburg (AMH)
Entrépriser & rabatter
Der er gratis entré.
| Børn og unge | –Free admission for everyone. |
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| Archaeological walking tour "Rund um die Bischofsburg" (Around the Bischofsburg) (90 min.) | 3 €Individual dates, e.g., October 17, 2026; registration via tickets.amh.de or 040 42871 2497 |
Admission to the exhibition is free.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The exhibition is in the basement; no accessibility information is provided.
Børn og familie
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
Transport & parkering
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
Service & spisesteder
- Café
Ice cream café on the first floor above the foundation.
Arrangementer & udlejning
- Lokaler til leje
- Private fester
- Firmaarrangementer
Op til 60 personer.
For lectures, readings and small receptions: about 40 people seated, about 60 standing; guided tour by museum experts on request. Inquiries via an external contact person (see the rental page).
Forespørgsel & detaljerPlanlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Audioguide | ja (DE, EN) |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Branch of the Archäologisches Museum Hamburg in the city center. The Archaeoscope on Hammaburg-Platz offers audio tracks in German and English. Regular archaeological city walks starting at the Bischofsburg (registration required); school program "Mythos Hammaburg" (Hammaburg Myth) through Museumsdienst Hamburg. |
