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New City Hall of Hanover


New City Hall of Hanover
Photo Information
Copyright: Paras Bhalla (parasbhalla) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 512 W: 0 N: 1547] (6445)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2003-08-10
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture, Artwork, Mood
Camera: Nikon E 885
Exposure: f/6.8, 1/800 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-02 1:35
Viewed: 149
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Good Morning, TL-members!

I took this picture of New City Hall of Hanover. I find that the City Hall of Hanover, located on the bank of a man-made Maschteich (Masch Pond), is very interesting and a beautiful monument to visit in the International German City of Hanover.

It was long time ago that I took my first digital pictures in those years :) So, it might be that the picture doesn't have that much quality as it can be seen today in the digital world.

I hope you like the picture and i thank you all for dropping by and indeed for your critiques/comments/suggestions!

with kind regards,

Paras


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WiKiPedia's 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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  • Great 
  • KBE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 450 W: 103 N: 592] (2733)
  • [2009-09-02 1:43]

Hello Paras Bhalla
I like the vivid colors and fresh atmosphere here.
The dark reds and dark blues looks too good.

The steel fence(i guess) somewhat stops the view, may be u could get rid of it by taking few steps forward if u were allowed to :)

anyways old is always gold ;)

TFS
Cheers
JZM

Hi Paras!
a different pov to the city hall and again, it looks amazing...
this time with the fence it looks great...i like the silhouette...
wonderful composition with lovely colors and great light...
nice work!
tfs
regards,
Alper

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  • sela Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 479 W: 1 N: 472] (3756)
  • [2009-09-02 2:47]

WOW! What a wonderful shot of this building, Paras. Very beautifully composed, but where are the Painted Ladies????
Viele liebe Grüsse Rose

Good framing, depth, contrast, excellent editing and color, hugs

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  • AndroK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1482 W: 23 N: 0] (11770)
  • [2009-09-02 3:58]

Hi my friend...
Beautiful shot with so nice building and old architecture...
Nice colors, composition...
Regards...
Andro

hi paras
very deep colours of this one,great pov and good framing.
regards
jimmy

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  • nicou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1295 W: 0 N: 2562] (20677)
  • [2009-09-02 4:51]

Hello,

un troisième superbe iamge, avec un portail dans le cadrage qui fait une très belle forme, superbe image, mangigique compo.

Bravo et maitié

Nicou

Hello Paras,
Stunning composition,
Well balanced architectural and natural objects
Good using of light
An elegant picture
TFS
Selahattin E

Merhaba Paras
Wonderful historical place and different POV
Silhouettes, clarity and colors are great
Thanks for the note
Have a nice days
Burak

  • Great 
  • Fons Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1299 W: 2 N: 202] (15602)
  • [2009-09-02 11:13]

very nice and couleurful picture

Salam Paras Bhaijaan,
A wonderful architectural view vith good POV, light and perspective.TFS.
Namastay,

hAyAti

hello paras... this is nice shot with so good composition .. well done with lighting and colors... bravo .. Harout.

Nice composition especially with the gate in front The only question I would ask is whether the shot is as level as it could be Good job
warm regards
David

  • Great 
  • AKITA Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1027 W: 81 N: 66] (12366)
  • [2009-09-02 21:10]

dear Paras,
also once I used NIKON E885,
that was very cute, but the quality was not so good except very bright light conditions...
anyway, in this shot, fore silhouette of designed fence makes fantastic air, that matches well the "old" figure of hall.
blue and red colors look vivid contrasted with dark fence and portion in this.
thank you for your excellent shot,
Akihisa

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 595 W: 0 N: 957] (4612)
  • [2009-09-02 22:18]

Hi Paras,
a very beautiful building with excellent colours and the sky is very lovely.
Such a dramatic expression of a pleasant landscape. Lighting is very well utilised and the foreground of a fence is exciting too.

regards,
Foozi

Bonjour Paras
Beautiful composition and very nice flashing colours.
The foreground works well
Best regards
Henri

Hi again Paras,
A great POV here and perfect framing!
TFS and cheers,
Bayram

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