It is also a viewpoint guarding a special surprise as further from the splendid views of Hannover it gives, what is curious and amusing is the lift to arrive at the top of the building. Climb to heaven in a unique ride in all the world! The dizzying viewpoint of the New Hannover City Hall is over the top of the dome of the building. We have to use a small lift moving inside the dome following its internal curvature to access its observation platform.
It is the only European lift that makes a parabolic ride. Once you have finished this curved route in the lift, it will only remain going to the top via a spiral staircase. All an adventure with many emotions ending in apotheosis with exciting views over the city! The vertiginous viewpoint of the New Hanover City Hall is over the top of the dome of the building and to access its observation platform we have to use a small lift moving inside the dome following its internal curvature.
It is fascinating to discover how Hannover was looking in the XVII th century, or just before World War II, observing the destruction after the contest and finally seeing how it looks nowadays. The New City Hall building is grandiloquent, resulting in an accurate architectural display.
More than an administrative building, it seems a place with spectacular proportions! It belongs to the so-called eclectic style, an artistic trend in the middle of the XIXth century. It mixes elements of different creative, historical periods with a huge grandiosity, allowing the new bourgeoisie to show its economic and social splendour. Undoubtedly, the New City Hall of Hannover inaugurated in 1, is one of the best examples of this bombastic style.
It has to be mentioned that it suffered almost no damages during World War II. The city of Hannover historically had a first City Hall with headquarters in another building located in the Historical Centre. Still, in front of the vigorous growth the city experienced at the end of the XIXth century, it was necessary to choose a new building able to host its also growing administration.
