St. James' Church, Hamburg

St. James' Church
Hauptkirche St. Jacobi
Religion
AffiliationLutheran
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
Location
LocationQuarter Neustadt, Hamburg, Germany
Shown within Hamburg, Germany
St. James' Church, Hamburg (Germany)
Geographic coordinates53°33′01″N 10°00′02″E / 53.550278°N 10.000556°E / 53.550278; 10.000556
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 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.