St. James' Church, Hamburg

St. James' Church
Hauptkirche St. Jacobi
St. James' Church
53°33′01″N 10°00′02″E / 53.550278°N 10.000556°E / 53.550278; 10.000556
LocationQuarter Neustadt, Hamburg, Germany
DenominationLutheran
Previous denominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusCathedral
Architecture
StyleGothic

St. James' Church (German: Hauptkirche St. Jacobi) is one of the five principal churches (Hauptkirchen) of Hamburg. In 1529, it became a Lutheran church. It is located directly in the city centre, has a 125 m-tall (410 ft) tower and features a famous organ by Arp Schnitger from 1693. It is dedicated to St James the Greater and often incorrectly referred to in English as St Jacob's.

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