Night views

At night Hamburg is very scenic, due to the multitude of waterways and canals and the illumination of the buildings. The richly decorated town hall was completed in 1897. It is a building in Neo-Renaissance style, with a 112m tall central tower. Its 111m long façade is decorated with statues of emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, since as as a Free Imperial City, Hamburg was only under the sovereignty of the emperor.