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Hannover

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2009-06-07, 2014-10-12

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Hannover calls itself "Messestadt" (Exhibition City). That's why upon arrival of the train at the main station you hear the words "Welcome to the Exhibition City Hannover". This is true - the city was completely destroyed during the war and has no large historical attractions.

Hannover is best known because of CEBIT, world's largest annual exhibition dedicated to information and communication technologies. In 2000, world's largest exhibition EXPO 2000 was held in Hannover. It was a grand failure due to improper planning and brought losses of 1.2 billion euros. However, the city's giant exhibition center still hosts various weekly events and exhibitions.

Since 2019, CEBIT has been canceled and held together with the large Hannover Messe exhibition.

Despite the fact that Hannover is not a tourist center, it has such feature as the "red line." It's painted right on the pavement and starts from the tourist information office near the train station. The 4,200-meter long route passes architectural, historical and entertainment attractions. In the tourist center you can take a small "red line" guide in English.

City Hall is the symbol of the city. It is really beautiful and one of the best in Germany. Be sure to go inside. In the lobby 4 models show Hannover in 1689, 1939, 1945 and 2000. You can also go up to the observation deck in an inclined elevator at an angle of 45 degrees.

Hannover is perfect as a place of accommodation if you want to travel throughout Lower Saxony. You can get by train to all parts of the region in 4 hours.

City hall ©Yuriy Buriak

City Hall ©Yuriy Buriak

Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

City Hall ©Yuriy Buriak

In 1945 Hannover was completely destroyed. ©Yuriy Buriak

Modern Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

Hannover, elevator at City Hall ©Yuriy Buriak

Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

Building of North German Land Bank ©Yuriy Buriak

Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

The building of the Mercure Hotel, opposite the town hall, has recently been converted into a hostel for refugees. But in 2019 all of them were already deported to their countries, so now it is empty.

Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

If you are visiting Hanover in October, be sure to visit the Herrenhausen alley, it is next to the Herrenhausen gardens.

Herrenhausen alley in Hanover ©Yuriy Buriak

In March you can find here scilla-bloom

Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

Hannover authorities created a special monument to the most famous resident of the city, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. The house of philosopher, mathematician, physicist, lawyer and scholar of languages ??and history was rebuilt one-to-one to the original destroyed in a different place in war. The restoration cost 22 million Deutsche Marks.

House of Leibniz ©Yuriy Buriak

This fountain near the house of Leibniz was donated by Oscar Winter in 1986 on the occasion of his company's 100th anniversary. ©Yuriy Buriak

University of Hanover named after him

Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

There is no old city in Hannover. Nothing was left after the war. Old half-timbered houses from the entire city were gathered and put in one place. You will find them on the Burgshtrasse and Kramershtrasse streets.

16-17th century half-timbered houses in Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

Oldest half-timbered house in Hannover (1566) ©Yuriy Buriak

Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

An interesting district in Hanover, find the entrance on the street Zur Bettfedernfabrik.

Kunsthalle Faust ©Yuriy Buriak

Another interesting place is in the inner yard on Glockseestraße 35. The house is located on the waterfront of the Ihme river, where was made a huge public space.

Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

Hannover, Glockseestraße 35 ©Yuriy Buriak

In the middle of April, come here N 52 21.534 E 9 46.523. There you will find white sakura donated by Japan. There is also a small memorial to the victims of the Hiroshima bombings.

Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

White sakura in Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

Another interesting place is located here N 52 23.364 E 9 47.282, called Forest Skyscraper (Das Wald-Hochhaus). This is a wooden observation deck, the entrance is automatic, you can climb for 1-2 euros. Nearby, in the forest, there are several installations and raccoons. There is no transport, the nearest tram stop is Pelikanstraße, then 2 km on foot through the forest.

Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

Wald-Hochhaus Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

Twice a year, in spring (early April) and fall (early September), the tower is open for a few days in the early morning and late afternoon to watch the sunrise and sunset. Information about specific days should be sought on the Hannover website.

Wald-Hochhaus Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

More photos of Hannover

Outdoor sculpture in Hannover ©Yuriy Buriak

Leine river and old city ©Yuriy Buriak

Building of North German Land Bank ©Yuriy Buriak

One of the nine bus stops with unique design ©Yuriy Buriak

The red line route goes on, but be sure to go around the City Hall and take a look at the beautiful Maschpark. The City Hall looks a lot better from the park. And by moving a little further you will go to the city lake Maschsee and AWD Arena stadium. The lake was artificially created in 1934-35. Around the lake is the city's most popular running track, which is 6.2 km long.