St. James' Church, Hamburg

St. James' Church
Hauptkirche St. Jacobi
Religion
AffiliationLutheran
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
Location
LocationQuarter Neustadt, Hamburg, Germany
St. James' Church, Hamburg is located in Hamburg
St. James' Church, Hamburg
Shown within Hamburg, Germany
St. James' Church, Hamburg is located in Germany
St. James' Church, Hamburg
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.