The urban keystone of the Sophien­terrassen quarter also closes the circle to its name.

SOPHIE - from the Greek σοφία ("wisdom") - is timeless and stylistically free of fashions. The noble restraint is not an attitude, but elegance that stems from classic lines and Hanseatic awareness. Architect Mirjana Markovic created her last work here, which pays homage to this location.

Who hasn't lived here, in Harvestehude, on the Outer Alster? The list of residents reads like a directory of the city celebrities who are still reflected in the names of Hamburg's streets and buildings today: The Lutteroths and the Amsincks, the Slomans, Blohms, Laeisz' and Hudwalckers - Harvestehude and the banks of the Alster in particular have been the city's premier address for a century and a half, a place of residence for important merchant families and a reflection of economic history. History also shows that the elegance of the district has always been the result of close cooperation between private investors and the city - right up to the Sophienterrassen.