Johannes Brahms was baptized in this city's St. Michael Cathedral, which joins St. James's, St. Peter's, St. Catherine's, and St. (*) Nicholas's in a quintumvirate of Lutheran cathedrals that have all been burnt and rebuilt.
An office building in this city, whose top is shaped like a ship's prow, was commissioned by a saltpeter magnate who made his fortune in Chile, hence the name Chilehaus. This city contains the world's largest contiguous warehouse complex, built on oak piles, in its renovation-heavy HafenCity quarter. John Lennon played a set with a toilet seat around his neck during The Beatles's string of performances in this city's notorious Reeperbahn red-light district. Johannes Brahms was baptized in this city's St. Michael Cathedral, which joins St. James's, St. Peter's, St. Catherine's, and St. (*) Nicholas's in a quintumvirate of Lutheran cathedrals that have all been burnt and rebuilt. This city cemented its status as an industrial powerhouse by absorbing the towns of Wandsbeck, Harburg, and Altona. This former Hanseatic town is the largest city on the Elbe and the second-largest port in Europe. For 10 points, name this second-largest city in Germany, which lends its name to a style of sandwich with ground meat patties.
An office building in this city, whose top is shaped like a ship's prow, was commissioned by a saltpeter magnate who made his fortune in Chile, hence the name Chilehaus.
Hamburg, Germany [or Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg; or Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg]