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Hannover pic dump post
Friday, October 10th, 2008 12:13 pmThe inevitable was put off by my inability to get to the internet, but now, here there are some pictures of Hannover. I know that I usually concentrate on how ugly it is, but this time I went to the inner city, especially the banker's district, and I've also looked at some of the beautiful churches.
( The view (2) )
The Nikolai cemetery, founded in the nineteenth century, partially destroyed in the second world war and today continuously destroyed after that because some horrible people thought that a great big freaking roundabout might be a good thing to have in the middle of a beautiful historic cemetery. What's happening to it makes me really angry, as does the fate of the beautiful little chapel from the thirteenth century which is now situated in a nice spot squeezed in between a ShinShin eatery and a junction. You have to walk dangerously close to the traffic to catch a glimpse of the inside, and there cemetery is torn in two by the junction and several housing blocks.
( Cemetery (5) )
Banking district with loads of money temples from different periods. I stuck to the prettier ones and left out the glass monsters.
( Banks and surrounding area (10) )
An art gallery, or rather a house of arts. For some reason someone must have thought that a great big chandelier in the street would look good.
( Art gallery (3) )
The opera. Someone felt the need to add a big red flag that says "Opera!" for the confused.
( Opera (3) )
The Michaelis church - it's around the corner from our place and beautiful. I can't wait to see it from the inside, there was a storytelling event going on in there when we were in the area.
( Michaelis church (8) )
Inneres Aegidientor. It used to be a gate to the town in the fourteenth century but was rebuilt later, obviously.
( Inneres Aegidientor (2) )
Aegidienkirche, which is probably me favourite church in Hannover, even though it's a war memorial now. I love that there is no roof and the building simply opens up into the sky, I'd love to attend a service in that church.
( Aegidienkirche (17) )
And some pictures from the inner city that don't really fit into any category.
( General inner city (10) )
Sorry about the length and the amount of pictures, this is probably more TMI than anything else.
( The view (2) )
The Nikolai cemetery, founded in the nineteenth century, partially destroyed in the second world war and today continuously destroyed after that because some horrible people thought that a great big freaking roundabout might be a good thing to have in the middle of a beautiful historic cemetery. What's happening to it makes me really angry, as does the fate of the beautiful little chapel from the thirteenth century which is now situated in a nice spot squeezed in between a ShinShin eatery and a junction. You have to walk dangerously close to the traffic to catch a glimpse of the inside, and there cemetery is torn in two by the junction and several housing blocks.
( Cemetery (5) )
Banking district with loads of money temples from different periods. I stuck to the prettier ones and left out the glass monsters.
( Banks and surrounding area (10) )
An art gallery, or rather a house of arts. For some reason someone must have thought that a great big chandelier in the street would look good.
( Art gallery (3) )
The opera. Someone felt the need to add a big red flag that says "Opera!" for the confused.
( Opera (3) )
The Michaelis church - it's around the corner from our place and beautiful. I can't wait to see it from the inside, there was a storytelling event going on in there when we were in the area.
( Michaelis church (8) )
Inneres Aegidientor. It used to be a gate to the town in the fourteenth century but was rebuilt later, obviously.
( Inneres Aegidientor (2) )
Aegidienkirche, which is probably me favourite church in Hannover, even though it's a war memorial now. I love that there is no roof and the building simply opens up into the sky, I'd love to attend a service in that church.
( Aegidienkirche (17) )
And some pictures from the inner city that don't really fit into any category.
( General inner city (10) )
Sorry about the length and the amount of pictures, this is probably more TMI than anything else.
