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The Alster (German pronunciation: ⓘ) is a right tributary of the Elbe river in Northern Germany. It has its source near Henstedt-Ulzburg, Schleswig-Holstein, flows somewhat southwards through much of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and joins the Elbe in central Hamburg. The Alster is Hamburg's second most important river.
Außenalster (pronounced [ˈaʊsn̩ˌʔalstɐ] ⓘ) or Outer Alster Lake is the larger one of two artificial lakes, which are formed by the Alster River and are both located within the city limits of Hamburg, Germany. The other „lake“ is the Binnenalster.
Alster (A 50) is an intelligence ship of the German Navy. She is the lead ship of the German Navy's Type 423 . The vessel is named for the river Alster located in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein .
Binnenalster (pronounced [ˈbɪnənˌʔalstɐ] ⓘ) or Inner Alster Lake is one of two artificial lakes within the city limits of Hamburg, Germany, which are formed by the river Alster (the other being the Außenalster). The main annual festival is the Alstervergnügen. The lake has an area of 0.2 square kilometres (0.077 sq mi). [1]
Map of Hamburg in 1589 View of Kleine Alster basin from Reesendammbrücke; in the background: Rathaus (left) and Schleusenbrücke (center) For centuries, the only bridges in Hamburg were across the Lower Alster and its canals in the Altstadt . Repeated redirecting of the Alster canals resulted in ever new bridges to go with them.
Alsterhaus and the eastern end of Jungfernstieg, seen towards St. Petri Alster ferry boats, Alsterpavillon and Jungfernstieg. The Jungfernstieg (German pronunciation: [ˈjʊŋfɐnʃtiːk]) is an urban promenade in Hamburg, Germany. It is the city's foremost boulevard. Jungfernstieg, seen towards Neustadt
The Alster is a river of Bavaria and of Thuringia, Germany. It is a right-bank tributary of the Itz, which it joins near Kaltenbrunn. See also List of rivers of ...
The Alster-Schwimmhalle is notable for its 102 m (335 ft) by 52 m (171 ft) double hyperbolic-paraboloid concrete-shell roof structure, [1] [2] designed by Jörg Schlaich, then partner at Stuttgart-based engineering firm Leonhardt & Andrä. Resting on three bearings and only 8 cm (3.1 in) thin, the concrete roof remains one the world's largest ...