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New City Hall of Hanover


New City Hall of Hanover
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Copyright: Paras Bhalla (parasbhalla) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 480 W: 0 N: 1453] (6093)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2003-07-23
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture, Artwork, Mood
Camera: Nikon E 885
Exposure: f/8.8, 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-08-28 0:35
Viewed: 182
Points: 48
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WiKiPedia Information on New City Hall (Hanover):

The New City Hall (German: Neues Rathaus) or New Town Hall in Hanover, Germany, is a city hall and was opened on July 20, 1913, after having been under construction for 12 years. It is a magnificent, castle-like building of the era of William II in eclectic style at the southern edge of the inner city (outside of the historic city center of Hanover). The building is embedded in the 10 hectare Maschpark. The Old City Hall is no longer used as the main seat of administration, but houses businesses and the registry office.

History

In its day, the building cost 10 million Marks. It was erected on 6026 beech piles by the architects, Hermann Eggert and Gustav Halmhuber. "Ten million Marks, Your Majesty - and all paid for in cash", announced the City Director, Heinrich Tramm, when the New City Hall was opened by Emperor William II. The square in front of the City Hall is called Trammplatz today, in honor of Heinrich Tramm. The New City Hall replaced the Wangenheimpalais as the city hall from then on.

During World War II, the building was heavily damaged during American bomb raids on the inner city of Hanover. The German state of Niedersachsen was proclaimed in 1946 in the 38 m high hall of the New City Hall.

The dome of the New City Hall, with its observation platform, is nearly 100 m high. The dome's elevator is unique in Europe, with its arched course (parabolic, following the shape of the dome). It is often incorrectly described as a sloping elevator up the dome and compared with the elevators in the Eiffel Tower, which actually only travel diagonally, without changing their angle of inclination. The elevator climbs the 50 m shaft at an angle of up to 17° to the gallery of the dome, where the Harz Mountains can be seen when visibility is good. In the process, the elevator moves over 10 m. During the trip, the two weight-bearing cables wind up on three double rolls in the wall of the shaft.

The elevator was erected in 1913. The elevator cage travelled in steam-bent oaken tracks. Because of the weather, the original elevator was unfortunately not usable in the colder half of the year. There is a spiral staircase, which leads from the elevator exit to the observation level. In 2005, over 90,000 people visited the tower of the New City Hall. A new elevator was installed in winter of 2007/2008. The last trip of the old elevator took place with Lord Mayor Stephan Weil on November 4, 2007 at 17:00 o'clock. On that weekend, 1200 guests took the last opportunity to ride in the old elevator.

There are four city models of Hanover in the ground floor of the New City Hall. They vividly portray the development of the city.


Literature

Wolfgang Steinweg: Das Rathaus in Hannover. Von der Kaiserzeit bis in die Gegenwart. Schlüter, Hanover 1988, ISBN 3-87706-287-3

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I took this picture during my stay in Hanover when I was pursuing my PhD in the University of Hanover.

My sincere apologies for poor quality of the picture.

I hope you ike the picture.

thanks for stopping by and for your critiques!

best regards,
Paras
mikolaj_cava, Sharpshooter, chendis, cunejo200, neusser0204, chrisJ, alper2702, mvdisco, boreocypriensis, jan515, tanburi, urs0114, mesquens1 has marked this note useful
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Hello Paras! Very interesting city hall, very interesting architecture. Nice natural scenery. Good POV and capture. Original picture. Well done!

Hi Paras,
Great POV and exposure, it has the potential to be a lot sharper though in my opinion. I do see that this was taken 5-years ago with a small compact camera though, so it’s pretty understandable. I do like the subtle reflections and inclusion of the trees however.

TFS,
Scott.

hello Bhalla sahab
ki haal chaal?
nice angle and fine perspective
good colours, nice reflections
i know if you capture it today you will handle technicalities which weren't handled properly then.
tfs

regards
Manuj Mehta

Hi Paras

beautiful shot of the city hall
i like the POV here and the color of the sky
you lost the sharpness but this can be corrected
anyway good exposure and interesting note
Have a grate day!
Oana

good shot, panoramic views, good light and framing, greetings
buscar

Hello Paras,
Your compositional talent is well displayed here. Very attractive especially considering this was from many years ago. Natural framing is effective. Bes regards...
Danilo

Hello Paras,
Very nice architectuer shot.
Beautiful colors, sharp and well composed. TFS
Best regards Siegfried

hi paras
great shot very good pov and framing,good strong colours and contrast,
regards
jimmy

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  • chrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4228 W: 414 N: 6653] (42081)
  • [2009-08-28 5:00]

Hello Paras

Good colour, saturation & sharpness, with a marvellous warmm cold colour contrast between the red and cyan. Well framed & composed, with lovely reflections. Have a great weekend!

Ciao Paras, great view of beautiful architecture, splendid reflections and fantastic colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hi Paras!
wondrful view to this magnificent architecture...
u've captured it very well, the composition is perfect...simply amazing...
great light and beautiful colors!
great work, thanks for sharing!
regards,
Alper

HI Paras..nice shot...well composed...perfect light and great details and tones.

Roger

Hi Paras,
Excellent Point of view and great architecture,
beautiful colors and light,
picture very well taken and done
my compliments
Michel

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  • nicou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1271 W: 0 N: 2491] (20364)
  • [2009-08-28 9:05]

Hello,

Grandiose image ave ces refelts sur l'étange, ces belles couleurs, ce beau parc, fantastique image. superbe.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

Hi Paras,
Old but beautiful architectural built...
Good focus and excellent details.tfs.
Dr.Seyfettin Güner

Hi again Paras,

Wnderful scene! Perfect POV!
TFS and cheers,

Bayram

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  • jan515 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2498 W: 56 N: 3862] (17484)
  • [2009-08-28 13:59]

Hello Paras,
Perfect placement of the trees and buildings. The colors are alive, a beauty of landscape and architecture.
Well done.
Janusz

Merhaba Paras Bhaijaan,
Just a wonderful postcard vith great POV, colours and reflection.TFS.
Namaste,

hAyAti

Hello Paras,
This is a postcard. Excellent composition , brillant colors and contrast
TFS
Selahattin E

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  • AKITA Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1008 W: 81 N: 66] (12198)
  • [2009-08-28 19:47]

dear Paras,
fore shining deep blue of the water looks mysterious,
maybe it is the entrance of unreal world...
old feeling of new city hall matches well this strange feeling.
maybe it is only illusion on the water, like in tales.
this strong light and contrast make this view surrealistic, in my feeling.
thank you for your excellent shot,
Akihisa

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  • korbee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1372 W: 0 N: 1670] (13551)
  • [2009-08-29 2:44]

Good piece of archirecture Paras,I think it could even be more dark and contrast to get the maximum vieuw of the building.

jan

Bonjour Paras.
Un bon commentaire accompagne cette belle image de cette ville que j’ai eu l’occasion de visiter il y a quelques année.
Les couleurs sont superbes et le POV parfait.
Bonne journée.
Urs

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  • Niva Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1149 W: 2 N: 838] (10447)
  • [2009-08-29 15:31]

Hallo Paras, wie geht´s Dir?!
Ein schönes Rathaus, wirklich ! In Hanover bin Ich nie gewesen aber Ich habe schon ein Jahr in Hamburg gewohned. Hamburg ist ein wunderschöne Stadt und hat auch ein schönes Rathaus in der Stadtmitte in der Nähe von Alster. Also, viele Grüsse!
Um abraço, ein Brasilianische Umarmung.
Aus Recife, die "Brasilianische Venedig",
Nivaldo :-)

Hello Paras a good perpective to see this beautiful old building
good qualities captured and so clear sky
perfect for the background

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