Government Building sights in Hanover
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Neues Rathaus
An excellent way to get your bearings in Hanover is to visit the Neues Rathaus (built in 1901-13) and travel 98m to the top in the curved lift inside its green dome. There are several viewing platforms here, and while it's a novelty taking a lift that slants to stay within the dome, it's only on descent that you feel any gravitational swing. The cabin can take only five people at a time, so queues are inevitable.
In the downstairs lobby are four city models showing Hanover from the Middle Ages to today. Comparing the models from 1939 and 1945 drives home the dramatic extent of WWII devastation.
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Altes Rathaus
Some of it is a postwar fake, but parts of Hanover's Altstadt (old town) still look appealingly quaint. The Marktkirche in the market square has original elements and so does the Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall, begun in 1455)across the market, and the nearby Ballhof (1649-64), a hall originally built for 17th-century badminton-type games.
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