New Town Hall
Neues Rathaus
A palatial town hall completed in 1913. Ride one of the world's rare curved inclined elevators up a nearly 100-meter-high dome for a panoramic view over the city.
New Town Hall was built between 1901 and 1913 in an eclectic style. It sits beside Maschpark and a small lake, and from the outside it looks like a palace. The entrance hall is free to visit and contains four models of Hanover showing the city in 1689, in 1939, in the postwar ruins of 1945 and today. The contrast is striking. The most popular attraction is the dome. Ride the curved elevator that climbs diagonally along the dome's surface at an incline of about 17 degrees to the observation deck at about 98 meters, where on clear days you can see the Harz Mountains. The elevator costs about 5 euros per ride, carries limited passengers each trip, and queues form in peak season. The town hall is on the south side of downtown, about a 10-minute walk from Kröpcke square, and you can visit Maschpark and Maschsee on the way.
Opening hours
Lobby open weekdays; dome elevator approx. Apr–Nov 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Museum August Kestner
- Aegidienkirche Ruin
- Lower Saxony State Museum
- Old Town: Marktkirche & Old Town Hall
- Sprengel Museum
- Nanas at Leibnizufer
- Red Thread
- Maschsee