
Best Locations
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum exhibit European painting of 12th centuriry to 20 century which includes the work of Lucas Cranach the Elder and from Rembrandt's atelier, is the Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum's prize. There are also ethnological artefacts from tribal societies, the early history of the Hanover area and a 'Vivarium' of live fish. Kestner Gesellschaft as a high -ceilinged museum and once a bathhouse is an excellent collection of German Expressionist paintings and French Modern Art. The cojnstruction of 1901-13, Neues Rathaus is a green dome having with 98m curved lift inside. The cabin can take only five people at a time, however, so queues are inevitable.
There are several viewing platforms here, and while it's a novelty taking a lift that slants to stay within the dome, it's only on descent that you feel any gravitational swing. In the downstairs lobby are four city models showing Hanover from the middle Ages to today. The models from 1939 and 1945 drives home the dramatic extent of WWII devastation.