Stephansplatz, Hamburg

The square is named after German Empire post director Heinrich von Stephan, who is known for his role in the founding of the Universal Postal Union.

Since 2011, it was gutted and remodeled as a "Work Life Center", and only the facade and the entrance hall were preserved, some other parts were re-built in a similar style.

[2] The Museum für Kommunikation Hamburg, which was formerly located within the building, was closed in 2009 and has been liquidated since.

Until 2005, a footbridge led from Dammtor area through the building to the shopping street of Colonnaden.

In 1922, the first traffic lights of Germany, earlier than at Berlin Potsdamer Platz, were erected at Stephansplatz.