Amphitheater in the Roman Garden (Römischer Garten)

The park is one of Hamburg's little pearls. A walk there is the perfect activity for a nice Sunday afternoon. In summer, theater performances entice in the open air. At the Waseberg stop of bus line 48, surrounded by high, wooded mountains, there are several ways to get to the Roman Garden. The forest can be entered directly behind the bus stop and a mountain can be climbed on which a stone is emblazoned. This is the base of a Bismarck monument planned in the 19th century but never erected. Or you can cross the street, also get into the forest and approach the Roman Garden in a more direct way. This hike is really worth it, because such a magnificent forest landscape can only be found in Hamburg in the Duvenstedter Brook. However, you should wear sturdy shoes and be in a certain physical condition, otherwise your lungs could whistle very quickly. Because the path has some quite steep inclines. The direct route to the Roman Garden leads from the Falkentaler Weg stop via Strandweg. This street leads to the stairs of the Roman Garden.
A long hike in the forest is particularly recommended, ending with a break at the Bismarck monument on the other side of the forest and ending the walk in the Roman Garden. The whole thing takes about three hours and is the perfect activity for a nice Sunday afternoon. The first part of this patch of green was created between 1880 and 1890 under the guidance of Julius Richter. Traveling in Italy, he got the inspiration for his private Roman garden. But it was not until the Hanseatic banker Moritz N. Warburg that it became the Roman Garden as we know it today. Warburg bought the former Kösteberg country estate. In 1951 he donated the park to the city of Hamburg. The garden is a real little pearl of Hamburg. A wide sandy path leads through the garden, which is divided by two staircases. Immediately after entering the complex, a high stone wall runs to the right. There, a magnificent stone staircase leads down to a lawn surrounded by hedges. This descends towards the middle and can be walked on by means of flat steps.
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Completely unexpectedly, you cross the "Roman Garden" on the high bank of the Elbe, which is equipped with hedges, fountains and an amphitheater. Unfortunately, the fountain was currently being repaired. Nevertheless, the facility was an interesting change on the tour along the Elbe and a nice place for a break

* The garden was designed in the Art Nouveau style at the end of the 19th century by Anton Julius Richter, inspired by his travels in Italy and a longing for a Mediterranean flair.
* Over time, it was expanded and acquired its current character by the Warburg family, who later acquired the property. Head gardener Elsa Hoffa, in particular, significantly influenced its design at the beginning of the 20th century.
* The middle level forms the "Roman Terrace" with a central lawn and a water lily pond.
* Special features include the artfully trimmed thuja hedges, which deliberately stage the view of the Elbe, and the small amphitheater ("hedge theater") with a curved staircase leading to the upper rose garden.
* After a turbulent history and periods of neglect, the Roman Garden was restored in the 1990s and is now a recognized garden monument under the Hamburg Monument Protection Act.