{"id":21375,"date":"2022-06-01T11:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T09:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=21375"},"modified":"2022-05-27T08:59:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T06:59:15","slug":"red-thread-of-hannover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/germany\/lower-saxony\/hannover\/red-thread-of-hannover\/","title":{"rendered":"The Red Thread of Hannover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A great idea to explore Hannover on your own is the Red Thread of Hannover. If you take a stroll through the old town and not only look at the buildings, but also give the street a glance, you will quickly come across a red line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Red Thread stretches over 4.2 km through the city and leads past the 36 most important sights. Each place is marked with a number in a circle, and to ensure that the Red Thread of Hannover is always easy to see, it is repainted every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Rote<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The actual starting point is the Tourist Information (opposite the main station on Ernst-August-Platz), where you can also get a small booklet with the most important information. Of course, you can also start your city tour at a different point. The Red Thread of Hannover is a circular route that has its last point, the 36th point, at the equestrian monument of Ernst-August in front of the main railway station. Within sight is the Tourist Information with point 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Route points: Red Thread of Hannover<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We went on a discovery tour along the Red Thread of Hannover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Tourist information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The starting point of the Rote Faden von Hannover discovery tour with the big 1 on the pavement is in front of the Tourist Information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Galerie Luise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Galerie Luise invites you to a little shopping trip right at the beginning of your city exploration. The “Luise” opened in 1987 and for many Hannoverians a stroll under the glass roof is simply part of a visit to the city centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Opera<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The opera house was built in 1845-1852 on the edge of the old town in the middle of a meadow. At that time it was still called the “K\u00f6nigliches Hoftheater” (Royal Court Theatre) and hosted opera and drama performances. Today, ballet and concerts are offered in addition to operas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The house was built in late classicist style by the architect Georg Ludwig Laves, by whom many more buildings can be found in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, like so many other buildings in Hannover, the Opera House did not survive the Second World War unscathed. During an attack, the building was hit by incendiary bombs and burned to the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reconstruction in the historical style was completed at the end of November 1950 with the opera performance of “Der Rosenkavalier.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Georgstra\u00dfe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Georgenstra\u00dfe is named in honour of King George III. From the opera house you can walk to Aegidientorplatz. You will pass the GOP on the way. Today a variety theatre, famous personalities such as Marlene Dietrich and Josephine Baker once performed here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One should not miss a look at the impressive memorial commemorating the persecution and deportation of Jews during the Nazi era. The memorial impressed me not only because of the interesting design by the Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto. For me, the view of the memorial changed once again when I discovered the numerous inscriptions of names, dates and places that can be read on the memorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directly next to it are three older statues that form a complete contrast to the modern memorial. They depict Louis Strohmeyer, Karl Karmarsch and Heinrich Marschner, all of whom had something to do with Hanover and became famous in their respective fields of activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Georgsplatz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Arriving at Georgenplatz, the first thing that catches the eye is the French late Gothic building, which is now used by a bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Aegidientor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Aegidientor was a city gate in Hannover’s old city wall. It was demolished in 1748 when the Aegidienneustadt was built. So there is not much to see here today. However, if you stand at this major traffic junction, you will see a stepped gable house from 1873 in Breite Stra\u00dfe. This was the site of a coffee roasting plant and “Ernst Grote Kaffee” was known far beyond the city’s borders for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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7. The Aegidien Church<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Aegidien Church in Hannover was built in the 14th century. It is named after Saint \u00c4gidius. The three-nave Gothic hall church was built of sandstone and remodelled several times over the years. Air raids during the Second World War destroyed the church. It has not been rebuilt to this day and now stands as a memorial to the victims of war and violence in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Aegidienkirche<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can enter the church ruins free of charge during opening hours. Some works of art, such as the sculpture “Humility”, can be found in the nave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you can make it, try to be there in time to hear the chimes. A steel construction with a carillon was placed on the tower stump in 1958. 25 bronze bells are struck with magnetic hammers and played on a keyboard. Different songs are played daily at 9:05 am, 12:05 pm, 3:05 pm and 6:05 pm. The time is deliberately chosen so as not to sound at the same time as the bells of the neighbouring churches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Roter<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Peace Bell, donated by Hiroshima in 1985, hangs in the tower entrance. It is struck every year on 6 August during a memorial service for the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Friedensglocke\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Opening hours:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

daily 10-18 h<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Spartan Stone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Spartan Stone is actually called the Seven Men’s Stone and is located on the outside of the Aegidien Church. It is found on the south-eastern outer wall on a supporting pillar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the relief plate you can see seven praying men, these are Hannover’s Spartans. According to legend, they are men who sacrificed themselves for the city in the D\u00f6hren Tower during a Guelph raid in 1490.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The original of the stone is in the Historisches Museum Hannover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Gallery KUBUS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The next point on Hannover’s Red Thread invites you to make a longer stop. The KUBUS Municipal Gallery regularly hosts changing exhibitions. The focus is on artists from the Hannover region and the worldwide twin cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The Archer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Following the arrow on the pavement, you cross a large busy street. Even though your gaze immediately falls on the New Town Hall, point number 10 is the archer in front of the Town Hall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The bronze statue is a copy of an Italian sculpture that stands in Munich. It is one of the most popular photo motifs in the city. Yes, and if you follow the arrowhead with your eyes, you know where the mayor is based.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Bogensch\u00fctze<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

11. The New Town Hall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Big, insanely impressive and almost like a castle, that was my first thought when I looked at Hannover’s New Town Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Neues<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Built in 1913 in the style of historicism and, as the then city manager was pleased to report, also paid for in cash, the New Town Hall is today Hannover’s landmark. The construction of the building was anything but easy. The ground here is extremely marshy and 6026 beech piles had to be driven into the ground in order to erect the building on them. The building still rests on these piles today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Hannover<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You should definitely plan a walk around the building, even if the Red Thread path does not lead here. There are some photo spots worth seeing, great reflections in the water and beautiful lighting in the evening hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"abendliche<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The dome, which can be visited at certain times, is particularly impressive. An arched lift rises at an angle of 17 degrees to a 43-metre-high viewing platform. Unfortunately, we were not lucky and the ascent was not possible during our visit. Or was it luck, because this way we will definitely visit the interesting city again to enjoy the view from the tower?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In any case, you can enter Hannover’s New Town Hall free of charge and look around the large entrance hall. What a hall! 38 metres high and impressive. My gaze was almost only focused on the snail-like staircases at the corners of the entrance hall. A large, wide, grandiose staircase leads from the hall to the upper floors. Here, the association with a castle immediately came back to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the middle of the hall are four large city models of Hannover, which depict the city’s development very well. The first model depicts Hannover around 1689. The old town centre, which at that time was only allowed to be inhabited by Protestants, can be seen very clearly. People of other denominations had to live outside the old town. The second model shows Hannover on the same scale in 1939. At that time, about 470,000 people lived in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n