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A Building with History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The history of the Old Town Hall dates back to around 1230. The wing located on the market square is probably the oldest surviving secular building in Hanover. Weddings, trade, festivals and council meetings – the whole breadth of human life took place there. Throughout history, the building and its use have changed again and again. <\/p>\n\n\n\nMore<\/span><\/line><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Architecture that Shapes the Cityscape<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The architect Conrad Wilhelm Hase is the founder of the Hanover School of Architecture. He is considered one of the most important representatives of the Neo-Gothic style. The Old Town Hall was restored in the 19th century according to his designs and is considered the southernmost showpiece of North German brick Gothic. <\/p>\n\n\n\nMore<\/span><\/line><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n

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Tradition Meets Modernity \u2013 Use Today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Today, the Old Town Hall is primarily a contact point for bridal couples who exchange vows in the wedding room. The hall on the upper floor can be booked for events. Other tenants \u2013 from gastronomy to retail, ATMs of Sparkasse Hannover and administrations \u2013 cover a wide range of interests in a central location. <\/p>\n\n\n\nMore<\/span><\/line><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Outstanding architectural ensemble in the heart of Hanover’s old town: Old Town Hall and Market Church<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Old Town Hall, viewed from the market. Lithograph by Kretschmer, c. 1850 \u00a9 City of Hanover<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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View of Marktstra\u00dfe, with the Market or Citizens’ Guardhouse on the left, and the Old Town Hall on the right. Painting by E. Meyer, 1881 \u00a9 Historical Museum Hannover<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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“Court of shame” under the council arbour, watercolor pen drawing by Karl Hapke (1876\u20131955) \u00a9 Historisches Museum Hannover<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Market with Old Town Hall and main portal of the Market Church. Lithograph by Rudolf Wiegmann, 1834 \u00a9 Historisches Museum Hannover<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Erected in 1976: the sculpture III-101 (Diamond II) by the US-American artist Sanford Wurmfeld \u00a9 Geoinformation Department<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The Great Hall in the Old Town Hall, designed by Conrad Wilhelm Hase \u00a9 Historical Museum Hannover<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The Great Hall in January 1934 \u00a9 Historical Museum Hanover<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Interior view of the Ratskeller in September 1940 \u00a9 City of Hanover<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Music Stage at the Old Town Hall in August 1972 \u00a9 HAZ-Hauschild-Archiv, Historical Museum Hanover<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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A Building with History The history of the Old Town Hall dates back to around 1230. The wing located on the market square is probably the oldest surviving secular building in Hanover. Weddings, trade, festivals and council meetings – the whole breadth of human life took place there. Throughout history, the building and its use … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1344","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/altes-rathaus-hannover.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/altes-rathaus-hannover.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/altes-rathaus-hannover.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altes-rathaus-hannover.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altes-rathaus-hannover.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1344"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/altes-rathaus-hannover.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1378,"href":"https:\/\/altes-rathaus-hannover.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1344\/revisions\/1378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/altes-rathaus-hannover.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}