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Reeperbahn (Red Light District)
Reeperbahn (Red Light District) Hamburg
The Reeperbahn in the St. Pauli district is considered Europe's largest red light district and home of strip clubs, brothels, bars and nightclubs. In German it is also called die sündige Meile (the sinful mile).
In the early 1960's, The Beatles (who had not yet become world-famous) played in several clubs around the Reeperbahn, including the Star-Club, Kaiserkeller, Top Ten and Indra.
A famous landmark is the Davidwache, a police station located on the South side of the Reeperbahn at the cross street Davidstrasse. Street prostitution is legal during certain times of the day on Davidstrasse. The Herbertstrasse, a short side street of the Davidstrasse, has prostitutes behind windows waiting for customers. Unlike De Wallen, the red-light district in Amsterdam, it is closed off with a large gate and juveniles and women are not allowed in. Despite the sign which says women are not allowed to enter the street, it is not officially prohibited, only strongly discouraged by the police.
[ Source: Reeperbahn - Further reading ]
Related: http://en.reeperbahn.se/
Address: Reeperbahn, Hamburg, 20359
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