Things to see in Hanover
Hanover is a city in Germany, with an urban population of about 722 thousand. Below are 20 notable places within about 7 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Herrenhausen Gardens Park
The Herrenhausen Gardens of Herrenhausen Palace are located in Herrenhausen, an urban district of Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, Germany.
2Market Church Place of worship
The Market Church is the main Lutheran church in Hanover, Germany. Built in the 14th century, it was referred to in 1342 as the church of Saints James and George in dedication to Saint James the Elder and Saint George.
3Kestnergesellschaft Art
Kestner Gesellschaft (Kestner Society) is an art institution in Hanover, Germany, founded in 1916 to promote the arts. It is one of the largest art associations in Germany.
4Sprengel Museum Museum
Sprengel Museum is a museum of modern art in Hanover, Lower Saxony, holding one of the most significant collections of modern art in Germany.
5Opera House Arts & culture
Hanover State Opera is a German opera company based in Hanover, the state capital of Lower Saxony.
6Herrenhausen Palace History
Herrenhausen Palace is a former royal summer residence of the House of Hanover in the Herrenhausen district of the German city of Hanover. It is the centrepiece of Herrenhausen Gardens.
7Basilica St. Clemens Place of worship
St. Clement's Basilica is the main Roman Catholic church in the city of Hanover.
8Landesmuseum Hannover Museum
The Lower Saxon State Museum Hanover is the state museum of Lower Saxony in Hanover, Germany.
9Hanover Zoo Park
Hanover Zoo is located in the Mitte borough of Hanover, Germany. The zoo was established on 4 May 1865, and comprises an area of 22 hectares (54 acres).
10August Kestner Museum Art
The August Kestner Museum, previously Kestner-Museum, is a museum in Hanover, Germany. Founded in 1889, the museum was renamed in December 2007 to avoid confusion with the Kestnergesellschaft, a local art gallery.
11Aegidienkirche Place of worship
Aegidien Church, after Saint Giles to whom the church was dedicated, is a war memorial in Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. The church dates from 1347, when it replaced an older Romanesque church dating to 1163.
12Kröpcke Neighbourhood
Kröpcke is the central square of the city of Hanover in Germany. The square is situated at the five-way crossroads of Georgstraße, and Karmarschstraße, Bahnhofstraße and Rathenaustraße.
13Maschsee Nature
The Masch Lake is an artificial lake situated south of the city centre of Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. Covering an area of 78 hectares (190 acres), it is the largest body of water within Hanover and a popular recreation area as well as venue for numerous water sports.
14Wilhelm Busch Museum Art
The Wilhelm Busch Museum is a museum in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. It features the world's largest collection of works by Wilhelm Busch, as well as contemporary comic art, illustrations and drawings.
15Waterloosäule History
The Waterloo Column is a victory column commemorating the Battle of Waterloo. It is situated in Hanover, the capital of the German state of Lower Saxony.
16Berggarten Park
The Hill Garden is a historic botanical garden, one of the gardens of the Herrenhäuser Gärten, around the residence Herrenhäuser Schloss in Herrenhausen, now part of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
17Neustädter Hof- und Stadtkirche St. Johannis Place of worship
The New Town Church is a main Lutheran parish church in Hanover, Germany. Its official name is St. John's Church of the court and city in the New Town at Hanover (Neustädter Hof- und Stadtkirche St.
18Church of the Holy Cross Place of worship
The Church of the Holy Cross is a Lutheran church in the centre of Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. A Gothic hall church, it is one of three churches in Hanover's old town (Altstadt) – the other two being Market Church and Aegidien Church, although the latter is now a war memorial.
19Nikolai Chapel Place of worship
St. Nicholas' Chapel is an architectural heritage monument (Baudenkmal) and the oldest building in Hanover, Germany.
20Telemax Landmark
The Telemax is a telecommunications tower built from 1988 to 1992 in Hanover. It was designed by Hans U. Böckler and is 282 metres (925 ft) high.
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