Hans-Albers-Platz (''Hans Albers square'') is a square in

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. It is one of the most popular places and tourist attractions within the red light district south of the famous street of

Reeperbahn The Reeperbahn () is a street and entertainment district in Hamburg's St. Pauli district, one of the two centres of Hamburg's nightlife (the other being Sternschanze) and also the city's major red-light district. In German, it is also nickn ...

.Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins
Hamburg.de, in German It is named after the actor and singer

Hans Albers Hans Philipp August Albers (22 September 1891 – 24 July 1960) was a German actor and singer. He was the biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1960 and one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century. Early life ...

History

Four years after his death in 1960, the former ''Wilhelmplatz'' (until 1899: ''Wilhelmstraße'') had been renamed in ''Hans-Albers-Platz'' in honour of Albers.Rund um den Hans-Albers-Platz - der-blonde-hans.de
in German In 1986, a statue of him, made by sculptor

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was erected here. Immendorff owned the ''La Paloma'', a bar popular with artists, at the square since 1984. As there was a dispute between the authorities and Immendorff, the original statue was moved to

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nine years later, where it can be found today in the Medienhafen (''media harbour''). However, later on, the Hamburg senate ordered a copy from Immendorff, which was installed on Hans-Albers-Platz again. The square is also called ''Kleiner Kiez'' (lit. ''small hood''), with ''

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'' being a frequent term for the whole Reeperbahn area. There are many pubs around the square, but also prostitutes waiting for clients. The

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station of

is located nearby.

References

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