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Roter Faden
The Red Thread (german: Roter Faden) is a urban walking trail in Hanover, Germany, to 36 significant points of interest about architecture and the history of the city centre. Description It starts at next to the tourist information office near approximately south-southeast of the southern, ground level, entrance of the main railway station. Threading through the city centre of Hanover and in particular the site of its old town () in a roughly clockwise direction, the Red Thread ends at the tail end of the equestrian statue of Ernst August. That statue is situated near about in front of that same, southern ground level, entrance of the main railway station. Barrier-free for the entire course, the line is repainted annually with about of red paint. A brochure that explains each stop along the Red Thread is available in 10 languages, as is a mobile app for iOS called that supports 4 languages. Origin The Red Thread is based on the Freedom Trail in Boston, Massachuset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altstadt
''Altstadt'' is the German language word for "old town", and generally refers to the historical town or city centre within the old town or city wall, in contrast to younger suburbs outside. '' Neustadt'' (new town), the logical opposite of ''Altstadt'', mostly stands for a part of the "''Altstadt''" in modern sense, sometimes only a few years younger than the oldest part, e. g. a late medieval enlargement. Germany Most German towns have an ''Altstadt'', even though the ravages of war have destroyed many of them, especially during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). Another notable example was during the Nine Years' War (1688–1697), where Mélac's aggressive tactics devastated many cities and large parts of South Western Germany, like the Heidelberg Castle. Allied strategic bombing during World War II destroyed nearly all large cities, with the exception of Regensburg and Heidelberg. Many smaller towns remained intact, for example Bamberg, Konstanz, Passau, Tübingen, Dinke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electorate Of Brunswick-Lüneburg
The Electorate of Hanover (german: Kurfürstentum Hannover or simply ''Kurhannover'') was an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire, located in northwestern Germany and taking its name from the capital city of Hanover. It was formally known as the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (german: Kurfürstentum Braunschweig-Lüneburg). For most of its existence, the electorate was ruled in personal union with Great Britain and Ireland following the Hanoverian Succession. The Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg had been split in 1269 between different branches of the House of Welf. The Principality of Calenberg, ruled by a cadet branch of the family, emerged as the largest and most powerful of the Brunswick-Lüneburg states. In 1692, the Holy Roman Emperor elevated the Prince of Calenberg to the College of Electors, creating the new Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg. The fortunes of the Electorate were tied to those of Great Britain by the Act of Settlement 1701 and Act of Union 1707, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wangenheim Palace
Wangenheim Palace (german: Wangenheimpalais) is a building in the Mitte district of Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. From 1863 to 1913, it was the town hall and seat of the city's administration. Today it is the seat of the Lower Saxon Ministry of Economic Affairs. History The palace was built in the years 1829–1832 to plans by the Hanoverian court builder Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves. Georg Moller is believed to have had an advisory role in the design of the building. Georg Christian von Wangenheim commissioned the construction of building and used it as a residence until his death. A winter garden was also added to the building by Laves in 1844. In 1851, George V of Hanover ascended the throne. Subsequently, the building was acquired by the crown and made into a residence palace. George V lived in the palace for a period of ten years. In 1862, the building was acquired by the City of Hanover, which hired Ludwig Droste to oversee a reconstruction project for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves
Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves (17 December 1788 – 30 April 1864) was a German architect, civil engineer and urban planner. Born in Uslar, Lower Saxony, he lived and worked primarily in the city of Hanover and also died there. He was appointed Oberhofbaudirektor, "court master builder", in 1852. As the leading architect of the Kingdom of Hanover for a career spanning 50 years, he had great influence on the urban development of this city. Alongside Karl Friedrich Schinkel in Berlin and Leo von Klenze in Munich, Laves was one of the most accomplished neoclassical style architects of Germany. As an engineer he developed a special iron truss lenticular or "fishbelly" beam bridge construction method, the so-called "Lavesbrücke". Laves found his final resting place in the Engesohde Cemetery (Engesohder Friedhof) in Hanover. Among his most important works are: * Full reconstruction of the Leineschloss (Leine Palace or Leine Castle), between 1816 and 1844 (severely damaged in World W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum August Kestner
Museum August Kestner, previously ''Kestner-Museum'', is a museum in Hanover, Germany. It was founded in 1889. The museum was renamed ''Museum August Kestner'' in December 2007 to avoid confusion with the Kestnergesellschaft, a local art gallery. Museum August Kestner is centered on the collections of August Kestner and his nephew Hermann Kestner, later followed by the collections of Friedrich Culemann and Friedrich Wilhelm von Bissing. It contains four different categories of antiquities: Ancient Egypt, Classical Antiquity, Numismatics and Handicraft. Further reading * Ulrich Gehrig (editor.): ''100 Jahre Kestner-Museum Hannover. 1889–1989''. Kestner-Museum, Hannover 1989, * ''Handschriften des Kestner-Museums zu Hannover'' (= ''Mittelalterliche Handschriften in Niedersachsen''. 11) / Beschrieben von Helmar Härtel, Wiesbaden 1999, * ''Das geheimnisvolle Grab 63 : die neueste Entdeckung im Tal der Könige ; Archäologie und Kunst von Susan Osgood''; [anlässlich der Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harz
The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German word ''Hardt'' or ''Hart'' (hill forest). The name ''Hercynia'' derives from a Celtic name and could refer to other mountain forests, but has also been applied to the geology of the Harz. The Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz with an elevation of above sea level. The Wurmberg () is the highest peak located entirely within the state of Lower Saxony. Geography Location and extent The Harz has a length of , stretching from the town of Seesen in the northwest to Eisleben in the east, and a width of . It occupies an area of , and is divided into the Upper Harz (''Oberharz'') in the northwest, which is up to 800 m high, apart from the 1,100 m high Brocken massif, and the Lower Harz (''Unterharz'') in the east which is up to aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' federated as the Federal Republic of Germany. In rural areas, Northern Low Saxon and Saterland Frisian are still spoken, albeit in declining numbers. Lower Saxony borders on (from north and clockwise) the North Sea, the states of Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, , Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Netherlands. Furthermore, the state of Bremen forms two enclaves within Lower Saxony, one being the city of Bremen, the other its seaport, Bremerhaven (which is a semi-enclave, as it has a coastline). Lower Saxony thus borders more neighbours than any other single '. The state's largest cities are state capital Hanover, Braunschweig (Brunswick), Lüneburg, Osnabrück, Oldenburg, Hildesheim, Salzgitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neues Rathaus (Hanover)
The New Town Hall (german: Neues Rathaus) is a city hall in Hanover, Germany. It opened on 20 June 1913 after construction lasting 12 years. A magnificent, castle-like building of the era of Wilhelm II in eclectic style at the southern edge of the inner city just outside the historic city centre of Hanover, the building is embedded within the . History Costing 10 million Marks, the New Town Hall was erected on 6026 beech piles by architects Hermann Eggert and Gustav Halmhuber. "Ten million Marks, Your Majesty – and all paid for in cash", the City Director, , is claimed to have announced when the New Town Hall was opened in the presence of Emperor Wilhelm II. In honour of Tramm the square in front of the building is named ''Trammplatz''. Upon opening, the New Town Hall replaced the as the main seat of administration, which had moved from the Old Town Hall into the Wangenheimpalais in 1863. , the New Town Hall is still "the residence of the Mayor and CEO, the head of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Moritz Geyger
Ernst Moritz Geyger (1861 – 1941) was a German artist known for his work in sculpture, painting and engraving. His work is included in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Gallery File:Ernst Moritz Geyger Viehfütterung 1885.jpg, ''Viehfütterung'', 1885 File:Ernst Moritz Geyger Die Weisheit.jpg, ''Die Weisheit'', 1887 File:Geyger Ernst Moritz - Dornauszieher.jpg, Der Dornauszieher, 1891 File:Geyger Bogenschuetze.jpg, ''Bogenschütze'', Dresden File:Bogenschütze Hannover.jpg, ''Bogenschütze'' at Trammplatz in Hannover File:Ernst Moritz Geyger Friedrich Nietzsche Der Riese Pan 1895.jpg, Illustration of Friedrich Nietzsche, ''Der Riese'' (1895) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Geyger, Ernst Moritz 19th-century German male artists 20th-century German male artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historisches Museum Hannover
(german: Historisches Museum Hannover) is an historical museum situated in Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. The museum was founded in 1903 as the Homeland Museum of the City of Hanover (). Its collections are related to the history of the city, the history of the governing House of Welf, and of the state of Lower Saxony. History The museum, operated by the city of Hanover, opened on as Homeland Museum of the City of Hanover () in the The founding took place on the initiative of the In 1937 the museum was renamed as Lower Saxon Folklore Museum (). Destroyed in 1943 during the aerial bombings of World War II, provisional reconstruction began in 1950, adopting the temporary name of Lower Saxon Homeland Museum (). In 1966 the museum opened with its present name in a new building designed by the architect Dieter Oesterlen. The Association of the Friends of the Historical Museum () supports the work of the museum both materially and non-materially. In 2017, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aegidienkirche, Hanover
Aegidien Church (german: Aegidienkirche, italics=unset, after Saint Giles to whom the church was dedicated) is a war memorial in Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. A church dating to 1347 when it replaced an older Romanesque church dating to 1163 which in turn replaced an even earlier chapel, Aegidien Church was destroyed during the night beginning 8October 1943 by aerial bombings of Hanover during World War II. In , Aegidien Church became a war memorial dedicated to victims of war and of violence. History In , the present Gothic building was inaugurated as a war memorial, in part reconstructed with sandstone from the Deister, a chain of hills situated about southwest of Aegidien Church. Originally completed in 1347 as a church dedicated to Saint Giles, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, it replaced a Romanesque church built in 1156–63 at the same site situated in the old town of Hanover, which replaced an early-Romanesque chapel thought to have been construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aegidientorplatz (Hanover Stadtbahn Station)
Aegidientorplatz is a Hannover Stadtbahn The Hanover Stadtbahn is a Stadtbahn ( light rail) system in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. The Stadtbahn opened on 29 September 1975, gradually replacing the city's tramway network over the course of the following 25 years. Curren ... station on lines B and C. The station is located beneath Aegidientorplatz, one of the squares in Hanover Mitte. Aegidientorplatz is the only station where passengers can change from B lines to C lines on the same platform. References Hanover Stadtbahn stations {{Germany-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
