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:: Germany > CITIES > Hannover   HannoverHannover (pop. 600,000) is the capital of Lower Saxony and the commercial centre of the Federal State. The 'Hannover Messe' (Hannover Fair) in April is the world's leading showcase for industrial technology. The CEBIT, one of the most important computer technology exhibitions worldwide, attracts almost a million visitors every year. |
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HerrenhŠuser GŠrten
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| Hannover - established around 1100 - was largely destroyed during WWII. However, the 'Altstadt' (the old quarter) was painstakingly rebuilt. It has many medieval features, narrow streets, gabled houses with overhanging balconies, and the famous 14th-century Marktkirche. The well-known 'HerrenhŠuser GŠrten', 50 hectares of spectacular Baroque gardens, rank among Hannover's most memorable attractions. Some Highlights Neues Rathaus The New Town Hall was inaugurated in 1913. A curved lift takes visitors up to the 98 metre high cupola gallery with its viewing platforms. In the lobby downstairs, models of the city show Hannover's development from the Middle Ages to today. Marktkirche The marketplace was at the very centre of urban Hannover. Merchants and craftsmen used to live around here. In the 14th century, the Marktkirche ('The Church at the Marketplace') was built here. Together with the Old Town Hall to the right they are considered to be the southernmost specimens of the neo-Gothic style of northern Germany. Opernhaus The Opera House - completed in 1852 - was badly damaged in the Second World War and rebuilt in 1948. The new opera house is a classical style building with two large wings and a balcony with statues of famous poets and composers. It is included in the world's top 20 by the London Opera Guide. Shopping Malls There are exclusive shops and department stores in the Georgstrasse and the Old Town and between Kršpke and Steintor and in the pedestrian precinct. Elegant roofed shopping malls are Galerie Luise, Kršpke Passage, Lister Meile and Markthalle. A flea market can be found on the Hoher Ufer in the Old Town every Saturday from 7-16h. HerrenhŠuser GŠrten The baroque garden ensemble in the French style, one of the greatest and most beautiful in Europe, was founded in 1666 by Duke Johann Friedrich of Calenberg. Its further development are owed to Sophie, princess-elect of Hannover and mother of the first 'Hanoveranian' on the English throne. She created the 'Great Garden' with trees, hedges, numerous special and model gardens, a great fountain with surrounding waterworks, mace garden, open air theatre, many statues and sculptures, cascades, a grotto and a palace, gallery and orangery buildings. The Rain Forest House displays Flora and Fauna of Brazil's mountain rain forests beneath a gigantic glass dome and is the top attraction of the Berggarten Botanical Garden north of the Grosser Garten. Herrenhausen lies 4 km northwest of Hannover city centre. |
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Neues Rathaus
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Marktkirche
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Opernhaus
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Georgengarten
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