Hamburg concert hall

A new, eye-catching, glass-facade concert hall, built on the Norderelbe River atop the 120-foot-tall, brick Kaispeicher — once the largest warehouse in Hamburg — is scheduled to open Jan. 11, 2017. 

The Elbphilharmonie (Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, 20457, Hamburg, Germany; phone +49 40 357 666 66, www.elbphilharmonie.de/en) houses two concert venues, a hotel, apartments and a restaurant. The lower Kaispeicher section, now containing parking, is also topped with a viewing platform.