Things to Do at New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus)

New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus) stands 97.73 meters tall with 6,026 foundation piles driven into marshy ground in 1901-1913, designed in Wilhelmine neo-Gothic style by architects Hermann Eggert and Gustav Halmhuber at a cost of 10 million Goldmarks. The famous curved elevator costs €6 ($6.54) and operates Tuesday-Sunday, with experienced visitors timing their ascent for 5pm when golden hour illuminates the four bronze city models showing Hanover in 1689, 1939, 1945, and reconstruction. Limestone walls echo with the mechanical whirring of the world\\s only curved elevator as it climbs the dome\\s interior curve, while brass fittings gleam under period lighting that hasn\\t changed since Kaiser Wilhelm II\\s era. Wind patterns around the dome create unique acoustic effects where sounds from the city below mix and amplify, carrying church bells, tram rumbles, and traffic into a symphony that shifts with weather while stonework carved by 19th-century masons still shows chisel marks sharp enough to catch afternoon shadows.

The New Town Hall sits right in central Hanover, so it's pretty accessible however you're getting around. If you're using public transport, trams 4, 5, 6, and 11 stop at Aegidientorplatz, which is just a short walk away. The Stadtbahn lines also connect well to this area. If you're staying anywhere in the city center, it's likely walkable - the building is hard to miss once you're in the vicinity. There's some parking nearby, though as you'd expect in a city center, it can be a bit of a hunt during busy periods.