Große Bleichen

in German, also Die Großen Bleichen) are an upmarket shopping street in the Neustadt quarter of Hamburg, Germany.

Große Bleichen are located in the Passagenviertel (passage quarter), a busy shopping district including some luxury brands.

It leads from Jungfernstieg on Lake Binnenalster in the direction of the Großneumarkt square, the center of Neustadt quarter, crossing the streets of Heuberg/Bleichenbrücke.

At Große Bleichen there are many shop-fronts and passage entrances, including Hamburger Hof, Hanse-Viertel (Hanse quarter), Galleria, Kaufmannshaus (Merchant's House) and Bleichenhof.

"Bleichen" means to bleach, Hamburg residents bleached their linen on the nearby fields, and also commercial bleachers could be found near the street.

Große Bleichen during Christmas season 2010, seen from Jungfernstieg
Former Ohnsorg theatre building in 2010