A MOMENT IN HISTORY
Great Fire of Hamburg
1842 CE · Hamburg, Europe · Disaster
The Great fire of Hamburg began early on 5 May 1842, in Deichstraße and burned until the morning of 8 May, destroying about one third of the buildings in the Altstadt. It killed 51 people and destroyed 1,700 residences and several important public buildings, necessitating major civic rebuilding and prompting infrastructure improvements.
Available to claim
One person can dedicate this moment - a name and a short note recorded here forever.