Innocentiapark, Hamburg

Innocentiapark in Hamburg is located in the western part of the Harvestehude district between Brahmsallee and Parkallee in the immediate vicinity of the Grindel high-rise buildings. The approximately 4.5 hectare park is named after Pope Innocent IV. The green space was laid out in 1884 on the English model and is sometimes referred to by Hamburg residents as "Innopark".

The 150 m × 200 m green space in the form of a London "square", rare in Germany, is located on the site of the former Klosterland Consortium. The park, laid out on hilly terrain according to the designs of Franz Andreas Meyer, chief engineer of the building department, is surrounded by white villas of the Gründerzeit.

In the park is the female sculpture "Die Stehende" by the artist Curt Beckmann, acquired by the Hamburger Kunsthalle in 1949.

The central lawn, where there used to be a swimming lake, is surrounded by a 400-meter long circular path. In the evenings and on weekends, the green area is used by visitors for barbecuing and relaxing in good weather.

The park is surrounded by Oberstraße in the south, Parkallee in the east, Innocentiastraße in the north and Brahmsallee in the west. Brahmsallee and Innocentiastraße lead to the famous Isemarkt.

On June 9, 2004, a violent storm raged over the park, causing several dozen old trees to fall. The damage was estimated at 300,000 euros. Some residents spontaneously founded an initiative to restore the park to its original state. The initiative succeeded in replanting trees and bushes in the most severely affected northern part of the park.