Hanover City Guide - New Town Hall - Lower Saxony State Museum

Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall)
An object of derision when it opened in 1913, the monumental architecture and copper-coated dome of Hanover's ‘new' Town Hall have since made it the city's main landmark. Visitors can ascend the dome by means of the unique curving lift, for an excellent bird's-eye view of the city and Maschsee. Below the dome, the huge vaulted central hall houses four models of the city, representing Hanseatic Hanover in 1689, 1939 pre-war Hanover, 1945 after the devastating bombing raids and finally the present day city - the latter model is constantly updated to reflect the rapidly changing face of modern Hanover. Council chambers are only open to visitors on an official guided tour.

Trammplatz 2
Tel: (0511) 1684 5333.
Admission charge.

Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum (Lower Saxony State Museum)
This museum is housed in a neo-Renaissance building opposite the Maschpark. It contains a selection of paintings and sculptures spanning nine centuries, as well as interesting archaeological, ethnological and natural history exhibits. The stars of the archaeological collection are the bodies of prehistoric homo sapiens found in the local peat bogs.

Willy-Brandt-Allee 5
Tel: (0511) 980 7686.
Website: www.nlmh.de
Admission charge.