Development of a Memorial Site
Due to reasons of infrastructure, a memorial site cannot be realized before 2017. Therefore the Office for Cultural Affairs, HafenCity Hamburg and the Mitte district administration furbished the Lohseplatz grounds in 2007 with garden landscaping, street furnishings and informational panels, so that a dignified commemoration at this site is also possible during the interim period.
The Political Process since 2004
In 2004, the researchers Dr. Linde Apel and Dr. Frank Bajohr, both of the Contemporary History Research Center, presented to the Office for Cultural Affairs the first comprehensive study of the topic: “The Deportations of Jews, Sinti and Roma from Hannoverscher Bahnhof in Hamburg from 1940 to 1945.” »
Colloquium 2007
The Office for Cultural Affairs, the Department of Urban Development and the Environment, and HafenCity Hamburg GmbH together presented a day-long colloquium on 18 June 2007 on the subject of “The Lohseplatz Commemorative Site in HafenCity.” »
Workshop Discussion 2008
At a workshop discussion on 27 October 2008 the results of the conceptual development of a memorial site at Lohseplatz were publicly presented to the steering committee, convened by the Senator for Culture, Sports and Media, and were discussed with members of associations and the public. »
Information and Documentation Center
Lohseplatz is to be developed into a worthy memorial and a place of commemoration and learning. To this end, a permanent exhibition is planned which will focus on Lohseplatz as a deportation site, the process of persecution and disenfranchisement, the role of the people responsible as well as those who profited, and first and foremost on the biographies of the victims. »
Landscape Design Concept
The presented conceptual framework envisions a connection from Lohseplatz (the former station forecourt) to the authentic relics of the former Platform 2 and the railway course within the historical preservation area, which both lie outside of the planned Lohse Park. »
Landscape Design Competition
A landscape architecture design competition for all of Lohse Park marks a new and important milestone in the development of central and eastern HafenCity. »