The grandest are the Colonial brick mansions along Water Street, which flanks the river, built by wealthy merchants in the mid-1700's.
Santa Lucía riverwalk, an artificial river built between 1996 and 2007.
This striking piece of architecture is the entrance to the St Pauli Elbtunnel, a 426m (1400ft) passage under the river, built in 1911.
It replaced an earlier suspension bridge across the river built in 1990.
The only piece of the city's cultural heritage left was the castle by the river built by the Frankopans.
The viaduct carrying the railway 57m over the river, built by Lloyds and Nordling in 1864.
The trails on either side of the river are connected over the stone arch bridge, built in the 19th century.
There still is a picturesque fortress on the banks of the river built in 1540.
The Angereb Dam spans the river, built in 1986 for water supply purposes.
The Arc is the first city centre traffic crossing over the river built since the Kingston Bridge was opened to traffic in 1969.