Hanover

:This article refers to the city. For other uses, see Hanover (disambiguation)

Sights

• Kröpcke Square (the most central square in Hanover and a favourite city-centre meeting place)
• Market Square (oldest square in Hanover and the very centre of urban expansion)
• Ballhof Square (created in the nineteen-thirties during a redevelopment process)
• Old Town (during the rebuilding of Hannover after World War II, parts of the remaining buildings, mainly the facades, were transferred and concentrated in this area)
• Kreuzkirche (church of the holy cross, build in the 14th century)
• Marktkirche (church at the market square, build in the 14th century)
• Aegidienkirche (build in the 14th century, destroyed in 1943, today memorial for victims of war and violence)
• Leineschloss (castle at the Leine river, today the seat of Lower Saxony's parliament)
• Altes Rathaus (old town hall at the marketplace, build in the 15th century)
• Herrenhäuser Gärten (baroque garden and park ensemble, founded in 1666 by Duke Johann Friedrich of Calenberg)
• Mausoleum (last resting place of the royal family, build 1846 by Laves)
• Opernhaus (opera house, built 1845-1852 based on a plan drawn by Laves)
• Welfenschloss (guelfs castle, build 1857-1866 as residence of king George V, rebuild 1875-1879 as seat of the university)
• Christuskirche (christ church, build 1859-1864 by Conrad Wilhelm Hase in neo-Gothic style)
• Neues Rathaus (new town hall, build 1901-1913 based on plan by Eggert and Halmhuber)
• Maschsee (artificial lake, affectionately called the "blue eye" of Hanover)
• Eilenriede (big innercity forest, affectionately called the "green lung" of Hanover)
• Skulpturenmeile (street art project startet in the nineteen-seventies with sculptures from John Henry, Niki de Saint Phalle, Kenneth Snelson and many others)
• Gehry Tower (post modern building in the innercity near the Steintor Square)
• Hermes Tower (steel sceleton tower at the exhibition grounds in Laatzen)
• VW Tower (old broadcast tower near the central bus station)
• Telemax (new broadcast tower in Hannover-Buchholz, highest building in Hanover)

Recommended Day Trips:

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• Hildesheim: beautiful medieval town famous for its UNESCO-cultural heritage Cathedrals, marketplace and old half-timbered houses
• Hamelin (Hameln): the beautiful town is famous for the folk tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin