Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #19 in Hanover, Germany
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2.6 km
42 m
Experience Hanover in Germany in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in HanoverIndividual Sights in HanoverSight 1: Welfengarten
The Welfengarten in the Hanover district of Nordstadt is a city park in the style of English landscape gardens. Together with the Great Garden, the Berggarten and the Georgengarten, it belongs to the Herrenhausen Gardens.
Sight 2: Brückenbastion
The Bridge Bastion in Hanover is a monument designed by the architect and sculptor Stefan Schwerdtfeger. The "Bastion", built in 1981, also forms a bridge for pedestrians from the Prinzengarten or from the Welfengarten via the street Schneiderberg to the main canteen of the University of Hanover with the building number 3110.
Sight 3: Hundestein
The dog stone in Hanover, also known as the "dog cheese", is an approximately 12 meter high obelisk in the Georgengarten.
Sight 4: Leibniztempel
The Leibniz Temple in the Georgengarten in Hanover is a pavilion building that was built from 1787 to 1790 in honor of the citizen and polymath Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716), who worked in Hanover. It is considered the first public monument in Germany for a non-nobleman. The open, roofed round temple made of sandstone with twelve Ionic columns bears the inscription "Genio Leibnitii" in gilded letters.
Sight 5: Großer Garten
The Great Garden in the Hanover district of Herrenhausen is one of the most important baroque gardens in Europe. The garden area, enclosed by a graft, represents the historic centrepiece of the Herrenhausen Gardens, which also include the Berggarten, the Georgengarten and the Welfengarten. The rectangular complex has an area of 50.2 hectares. The starting point for the planning was Herrenhausen Castle, built in the 17th century.
Sight 6: Great Fountain
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The Great Fountain is located in the Great Garden in the Herrenhausen district of the Lower Saxony state capital Hanover. The fountain reaches a height of around 70 to 80 metres and is one of the highest in Europe. Since its regular commissioning in 1720, it has been one of the main attractions of the Great Garden as one of the most important Baroque gardens in Europe.
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