Andreas-Hermes-Platz

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Andreas-Hermes-Platz
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Place in Hanover
Andreas-Hermes-Platz
Andreas-Hermes-Platz
Basic data
place Hanover
District East town
Newly designed 1991
Confluent streets Berliner Allee , Lister Meile , Weissekreuzstrasse
Buildings Lister Tor high-rise , pavilion cultural center , IntercityHotel
use
User groups Foot traffic
Technical specifications
Square area approx. 6,500 m²

The Andreas-Hermes-Platz in Hanover is a pedestrian square in the south of the eastern part of Hanover, in the immediate vicinity of the main train station . It is bordered in the north by the cultural center Pavillon and the Weissekreuzstrasse, in the east by the DZ Bank , in the south by Berliner Allee and Raschplatzhochstrasse and in the west by the Lister Meile . Since the lower guide portion for central station , a seamless transition to the neighboring district center located Raschplatz occurs, the southwest corner of the square is sometimes associated with the both colloquially as well as in the press coverage as the Raschplatz.

The name of the square commemorates the politician Andreas Hermes, who was active in the resistance during National Socialism .

Today's square was created in the course of the new building of the pavilion cultural center on the area of ​​the former court prison in Hanover. This prison, in which many opponents of National Socialism were imprisoned, is commemorated by the memorial to the court prison in Hanover , which was created by Hans-Jürgen Breuste , in the west of the square .

Also to the west, in the terraced exit to the underpass towards the main train station, is the sculpture group The Women of Messina designed by Rolf Szymanski . This part of the square is also regularly used by parkour athletes. The side walls were designed in 2016 by graffiti artists using the trompe-l'oeil technique. In the middle of the square is a circular fountain 40 meters in diameter. On the part of the square belonging to the open space of the DZ Bank, there was a wall made of solid stone blocks designed as a work of water art, which demarcated the square at around 50 meters from Berliner Allee. This open space was built on in the years 2017–2019 by a 54 meter high hotel skyscraper with a capacity of 220 beds and operated by Steigenberger Hotels AG under the IntercityHotel brand . The stone wall was removed in this process.

To the south, the view falls on the work of art Hangover by Andreas von Weizsäcker installed under Raschplatzhochstrasse . To the west, the view falls on the Lister Tor high-rise building and the telecommunications tower .

The Masala Festival takes place in the square every year .

  • Memorial court prison in the west of the square

  • Exit in the south of the square towards the main station

  • Sculpture group: The women of Messina

  • Escalator: Graffiti Trompe-l'œil

  • Installation hangover under the Raschplatzhochstrasse

  • Fountain

  • Intercity Hotel Hannover on the southern edge of the square

  • DZ Bank in the east of the square

  • Lister Tor skyscraper and television tower

  • Market during the Masala Festival

Web links

Commons : Andreas-Hermes-Platz (Hannover)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Development plan 1293, 2nd amendment to Andreas-Hermes-Platz. In: e-government.hannover-stadt.de. State capital Hanover, September 17, 2008, accessed on January 5, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Annex 4 to development plan no. 1293, 2nd amendment - Andreas-Hermes-Platz. In: e-government.hannover-stadt.de. State capital Hanover, September 17, 2008, accessed on January 5, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Christian Hanke: Hanover's street names tell a story . Weiland, Hamburg 2006, ISBN 3-87890-109-7 , pp. 195 .
  4. ↑ Hans-Jürgen Breuste | Memorial court prison. In: https://www.visit-hannover.com . State capital Hanover, accessed on January 4, 2020 .
  5. ^ Rolf Szymanski | The women of Messina. In: www.visit-hannover.com. State capital Hanover, accessed on January 4, 2020 .
  6. ^ Philipp von Ditfurth: Parkour at the Raschplatz. In: haz.de. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, August 2, 2011, accessed on January 5, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Bärbel Hilbig: Urban Jungle Meeting - Parkour athletes promote a clean Raschplatz. In: haz.de. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, June 16, 2013, accessed on January 5, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Simon Benne: Does this graffiti improve the mood at Raschplatz? In: haz.de. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, September 28, 2016, accessed on January 4, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Graffiti order at Raschplatz. BIRDBrain Pictures facade art, accessed January 5, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Andreas Schinkel: Does the Hermes fountain have to go? In: haz.de. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, January 12, 2017, accessed on January 4, 2020 .
  11. ↑ InterCity Hotel at Hanover Central Station. bauwo Grundstücksgesellschaft mbH, accessed on January 5, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Bernd Haase: The foundation stone is laid for the hotel high-rise. In: haz.de. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, April 29, 2019, accessed on January 4, 2020 .
  13. ^ Marie Sußebach: High-rise topping-out ceremony: facade turns red-green. In: haz.de. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, April 11, 2019, accessed on January 4, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Development plan no. 1293, 3rd amendment - Andreas-Hermes-Platz (AHP) Summary declaration in accordance with Section 10, Paragraph 4 of the Building Code. In: e-government.hannover-stadt.de. State capital Hanover, August 15, 2017, accessed on January 5, 2020 .
  15. ^ Andreas von Weizsäcker | Hangover. In: www.visit-hannover.com. State capital Hanover, accessed on January 4, 2020 .
  16. ↑ 25th anniversary: ​​Masala World Beat Festival 2020. In: hannover.de. State capital Hanover, accessed on January 4, 2020 .

Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′ 47.5 "  N , 9 ° 44 ′ 42.6"  E