Talk:Elbphilharmonie

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Thanks! Cheers Horst-schlaemma (talk) 21:44, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

NAME OF THIS ARTICLE

Hi! This article is a redirection from "Elbphilharmonie", right? However, "Elbphilharmonie" is the official name. "Elbe Philharmonic Hall" is no longer in usage. Is it possible to cancel the redirection? You can verify this info on www.elbphilharmonie.com.

Thanks, Tim

 Done: request granted. Per WP:COMMONNAME, I did a Google news search comparing the usage of "Elbphilharmonie" and "Elbe Philharmonic Hall." The results for "Elbe Philharmonic Hall" tended to be older, dating back to 2015 and 2013, whereas the results for "Elbphilharmonie" were mostly from 2016, so it seems that recently, news outlets have favored "Elbphilharmonie" over "Elbe Philharmonic Hall." Furthermore, I note that Wikipedia uses the term Berliner Philharmonie, not "Berlin Philharmonic Hall", so consistency also bears out this change. Therefore, I have moved the page though if there are serious objections from other users, the move may be reversed. Altamel (talk) 03:59, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Ownership

Who owns it? Who paid for it? cagliost (talk) 18:17, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Do you mean, who is the owner of the Elbphilharmonie? The city of Hamburg is the owner. So every citizens of Hamburg is paying for it + some sponsors pay the minor part. --GodeNehler (talk) 20:51, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Translate

Couldn't someone translate the German article?--85.176.247.110 (talk) 21:37, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

Famous visitors

In the short time since its opening the building has been visited by notable people such as Angela Merkel, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Justin Trudeau, Theresa May, Emmanuel Macron, Prince Willam and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, so I suggest we open a section entitled "famous visitors". --78.54.3.159 (talk) 09:40, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

Page image

Currently, because it appears in the infobox (or maybe for other reasons), this photo of the building lit up at night is this page's lead image (see Page Information), meaning it appears -- for example -- at the top of the page in the Wikipedia iOS app.

I would argue that this image is more representative of the building as it presumambly is day-to-day, and that it would make sense to swap the placement of the images, such that the lit-up-at-night one is under the heading "Building"'. Does anyone else agree?

Alternatively, I think this image from Unsplash would make an excellent page (and infobox) image. — Hugh 00:24, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

I'd support to change. The illumination would suit the opening better than the lead and building, because it doesn't show much of the building. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:36, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

I agree that File:Die Elbphilharmonie - 21.07.2015 (cropped).jpg gives a better impression than File:Elbphilharmonie Illumination svensson 31423763713.jpg. The uncropped version of the former was in that position until 20 January 2017. I also think that having about 15 images in this short article is too much. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 09:42, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt:; @Michael Bednarek:: Thanks;  Done. I have put c:File:Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg, Germany) in 2016, by Robert Katzki.jpg as the main image for now because I prefer it, and although I agree that the Gallery should have fewer images in it, I will leave it to others to decide which to remove. Thank you. — Hugh 23:45, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

Hamburg Public Transport

Hamburg's subway is called U-Bahn, which is correct on the page linked. Calling it "Metro" is unfortunate, as there are busses by the name "Metrobus", and a Metrobus line 3 exists as well, but goes elsewhere. "Subway" would be appropriate for "U-Bahn", although it has some overground - even high-risen - tracks. And the station mentioned here ("Baumwall") is one of those - In Hamburg's harbor, the subway is on a bridge, while the "S-Bahn" ("City Train") is underground.

Not sure if "subway" would be a better translation than "Metro" in this case (although correct). I'm assuming that it might be read by tourists, who don't click through any link. Even though "U-Bahn" might not be known immediately, it's the term that you'll find everywhere, and the stations carry a big "U" sign. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Olafhh (talk • contribs) 21:18, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

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