The central meadow
A straight axis from tower to lake.
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Yes, in the designated area during the summer season, which is supervised with water quality tested regularly. More used, though, is the adjacent open-air pool, since it has set hours and facilities. Check the lake's status before swimming, as algae can close it temporarily during heatwaves.
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Hamburg's Stadtpark is a city park of a hundred and forty-eight hectares, designed between 1910 and 1914 on a different philosophy from nineteenth-century parks: it was built not for strolling and contemplation but for active use — sport, swimming, games and mass gatherings. That was a progressive idea at the time, reflecting a social reform movement concerned with urban health. Its layout is strictly axial: a vast central meadow running in a straight line from the water tower observatory to the large lake, with facilities arranged around it. The open meadow is used for lying out and games and fills on summer days with thousands of residents — one of Hamburg's liveliest summer scenes. It holds a swimming lake with a sand beach, a large open-air pool, a public astronomical observatory open to visitors, and an open-air stage that hosts major summer concerts by international names. The park is entirely free and directly on the metro.
A straight axis from tower to lake.
A sand beach inside the city.
Otto-Wels-Strasse, 22303 Hamburg