Hakenterrasse (Haken's Terrace ) - a viewing terrace of about 500 m in Szczecin on a slope along the Oder River . Famous urban-architectural assumption co-creating, together with the National Museum in Szczecin , the Pomeranian Dukes' Castle and the cathedral. St. Jakub, the outlook of the city, visible from the main access routes from the east through bridges and viaducts. Designed and erected according to Wilhelm Meyer-Schwartau's concept in 1902-1921 on the initiative of Mayor Hermann Haken , in honor of which the terrace was originally named.