108 curiosities to discover
New Town Hall
Hannover, Germany
You enter this castle-like town hall from 1913 beneath a vast dome where city models show…
Old Town Hall
Hannover, Germany
This late-Gothic brick town hall from the 15th century stands out for its ornate façades with…
Market Church
Hannover, Germany
This 14th-century brick hall church has a 97-metre tower that has risen above the Altstadt…
Market Square
Hannover, Germany
On this square in the Altstadt the Marktkirche and the Old Town Hall face each other. Around…
Market Hall
Hannover, Germany
In this covered market hall from 1955 you walk past dozens of stalls with cheese, fish,…
Leine Palace
Hannover, Germany
This white palace on the Leine was once a residence of the Guelphs and now houses the…
Aegidien Church
Hannover, Germany
Of this Gothic church only the burnt-out ruin remains, deliberately left unrebuilt after the…
Cross Church
Hannover, Germany
This church dates back to 1333, making it one of the oldest in Hannover. After wartime…
Nikolai Chapel
Hannover, Germany
On the Goseriede stands the ruin of this 14th-century chapel, the remnant of a medieval…
Beguine Tower
Hannover, Germany
This round brick tower from around 1357 is the last remnant of Hannover's medieval city wall.…
Ballhof
Hannover, Germany
This cosy square in the Altstadt is dominated by the Ballhof, a half-timbered hall from 1649…
Kramerstraße & Burgstraße
Hannover, Germany
In Kramerstraße and Burgstraße you walk through the narrowest surviving lanes of the…
Holzmarkt
Hannover, Germany
On this little square in the Altstadt stands the rebuilt Leibnizhaus with its richly decorated…
Opera House
Hannover, Germany
Court architect Laves designed this classical opera house around 1850, with a façade full of…
Kröpcke
Hannover, Germany
This square is the busy centre of the inner city, where the main shopping streets meet. In the…
Georgstraße
Hannover, Germany
This broad boulevard is Hannover's main shopping street, running from Kröpcke towards…
Lister Meile
Hannover, Germany
This car-free street in the List district is a long promenade and shopping street with…
Steintor
Hannover, Germany
This square marks the site of a vanished medieval city gate and is now a nightlife corner of…
Schiller Monument
Hannover, Germany
On Georgsplatz, close to the shopping streets, a bronze statue of the poet Friedrich Schiller…
Waterloo Column
Hannover, Germany
This column of over 46 metres on Waterlooplatz commemorates the Hannoverians who fought…
Ernst August Monument
Hannover, Germany
In front of the main station stands this equestrian statue of King Ernst August from 1861. It…
Maschsee
Hannover, Germany
This artificial lake from the 1930s is a popular spot close to the centre for walking, running…
Great Garden
Hannover, Germany
This formal Baroque garden from the 17th century has symmetrical beds, hedges, statues and one…
Berggarten
Hannover, Germany
This botanical garden next to the Great Garden holds thousands of plant species spread over…