Hamburg Germany
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The town hall has more rooms than Buckingham Palace and the city has more bridges than Venice. The Hamburg merchants were clearly a self-confident lot who appear not to have been greatly troubled. The city is cool, not just because of the prevailing west wind but also because of architecture that pushes everything aside that stands in the way of progress. Though the sober reckoning of the Hanseatic merchants was right for no other German city today is and elegant or aesthetic. A fundamental part of the townscape is the malls now spread throughout the city. In 1980 the Hansa district was opened as the longest shopping mall in Europe, bringing an area under a glass atrium that had previously consisted of individual sites. By combining traditional bricks with glass and marble the splendor of Hanseatic architecture was so effectively captured that this style has also become a characteristic of the city. Today more than fifteen of these "galleries" provide for relaxed shopping that provides an alternative for a stroll to the traditional Jungfern-stieg boulevard One of these Passagen, as the Germans call them, exits to the Inner Alster, that expanse of water in the city in which the surrounding tall office blocks, Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, and delightful cafes are reflected. The aquamarine blue of this city landscape is partly formed by the adjoining Outer Alster with its surface of 405 acres (164 ha) making it possible to sail after work. The Alster provides fun but the wealth is created on the Elbe. Once mainsails piloted their way across this broad expanse of water but today container ships with gigantic cargoes dock here. The port accounts for a considerable proportion of the city and is still the most important source of work in the city.   
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