Schimmelmann-Mausoleum

The Schimmelmann Mausoleum features four Doric columns supporting the interior, decorated with stucco ornaments and containing sarcophagi made of Carrara marble.

Built between 1785 and 1791, the mausoleum serves as the final resting place for merchant Heinrich Carl von Schimmelmann and his wife Caroline.

The structure represents a major example of Northern German Neoclassical architecture, designed by Carl Gottlob Horn based on Giovanni Antonio Antolini's simplified plans.

Visitors can access the mausoleum every third Sunday of the month until September, though the structure remains inaccessible for wheelchair users.

The sarcophagi inside the mausoleum arrived by ship to Hamburg harbor in 1790, transported from the Carrara region in Italy.

Location: Wandsbek

Accessibility: Wheelchair inaccessible

GPS coordinates: 53.57319,10.07203

Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:19