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Hamburg is a major international and domestic [[#Tourism|tourist destination]]. The {{lang|de|[[Speicherstadt]]}} and {{lang|de|[[Kontorhaus District|Kontorhausviertel]]}} were declared [[World Heritage Site]]s by [[UNESCO]] in 2015.<ref>[https://marketing.hamburg.de/unesco-welterbe.html Media release] on the website of Hamburg Marketing, retrieved on 19 March 2016.</ref> Hamburg's rivers and canals are crossed by around 2,500 bridges, making it the city with the highest number of bridges in Europe,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/719519/umfrage/europaeische-staedte-mit-den-meisten-bruecken/ |title=Anzahl der Brücken in Städten Europas |website=Statista|language=de |access-date=19 May 2020}}</ref> and with [[List of tallest church buildings#Overview - church buildings ≥ 99 m (325 ft) - country and city list|5 of the world's 29 tallest churches standing in Hamburg]], it is also the city with the highest number of churches surpassing {{convert|100|m}} worldwide. Aside from its rich architectural heritage, the city is also home to notable cultural venues such as the {{lang|de|[[Elbphilharmonie]]|italic=no}} and {{lang|de|[[Laeiszhalle]]|italic=no}} concert halls. It gave birth to movements like {{lang|de|[[Hamburger Schule]]}} and paved the way for bands including [[The Beatles in Hamburg|the Beatles]]. Hamburg is also known for several [[list of theatres in Hamburg|theatres]] and a variety of musical shows. [[St. Pauli]]'s {{lang|de|[[Reeperbahn]]|italic=no}} is among the best-known European red light districts.

 

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