Aegidienkirche Ruin
Aegidienkirche
The Gothic church ruin left as an anti-war memorial after WWII bombing, with the Peace Bell donated by Hiroshima hanging in its tower.
The Aegidienkirche was begun in the 14th century and was destroyed in an air raid in 1943. It was never rebuilt after the war, and only its outer walls and tower remain as a memorial to victims of war and violence. In the open space within the church stands the sculpture "Suffering." The tower houses a Peace Bell donated in 1985 by Hanover's sister city, Hiroshima, which is rung every year on 6 August, the anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing. The site is small, located in the southeast of the old town along the Red Thread, is free to visit, and can be combined with a visit to the New Town Hall.
Opening hours
Exterior viewable all day
Nearby sights
- New Town Hall
- Museum August Kestner
- Lower Saxony State Museum
- Old Town: Marktkirche & Old Town Hall
- Sprengel Museum
- Red Thread
- Nanas at Leibnizufer
- Maschsee