The Fischauktionshalle is one of the most historical places in Hamburg and very popular, even outside of Hamburg. For more than 120 years it has been mirroring the development and the life of the hanseatic city. Within the last century, it has seen a lot of changes The demolitions of the second world war stopped the fish trade but the hall was rebuilt and repaired, so it could be a place for trading again.
Not only old construction plans were used for the restauration, there were also some modern architectural influences, which helped making the fish vendue hall into the beautiful and interesting building it is today.