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The existence of the city was founded in the 12th century but the city comes to its prominence untill the 17th century. This the richest city of Germany has more than made up of lost time. The story starts back in the days of the Hanseatic League, when this north German city used its proximity to the Baltic Sea to emerge as a serious economic player. The golden age came in the 17th century, when a complex interweaving of marriages and political machinations in England, to avoid a Scottish Catholic monarch taking the throne, resulted in Hanover’s royalty holding sway of Britain. Hanoverian George I became the British king, despite the fact that he could not speak English and chose to spend much of his time holed up back in his native city. In the 20th century, nearly 80% of the city was flattened when the British bombers returned after the long diconnection from the WWII. Today, a painstaking reconstruction programme – somewhat ironically instigated by the occupying Allied forces in the post-war years – has brought back a sense of grandeur, although there are few of the fine architectural set pieces that grace many other German cities. The city of Hanover consists first rate shopping opportunities, excellent examples of Hanseatic red-brick churches, a brace of interesting museums, a sprinkling of atmospheric beer halls and a string of relaxing civic parks. It has also the highlights of Herrenhauser Garten, a fittingly grandiose and expansive legacyof its days as a royal city.

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