Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves
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Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves was a German architect, civil engineer and urban planner. Born in Uslar, Lower Saxony, he lived and worked primarily in the city of Hanover and also died there. He was app
Bust of Laves in Laves House, Hanover
Hanover Opera House
Leine Palace, Hanover
Wangenheim Palace, Hanover
Herrenhausen Gardens
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The Herrenhausen Gardens of Herrenhausen Palace are located in Herrenhausen, an urban district of Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. Dating to the era of the Kings of Hanover, they compris
Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves
…Herrenhausen) in neoclassical style, about 1820/21 (destroyed in World War II and rebuilt in 2013). The Palmenhaus ("Palm-house"), a conservatory in the Berggarten built between 1846 and 1849 (destroyed in World War II). The building housed the most extensive and valuable collection of palms in Europe. The mausoleum…
The Great Garden, c. 1708
Aerial image of the Herrenhausen Gardens from its south, showing the Great Garden in front of, and the Hill Garden behind, the Herrenhausen Palace towards the top of the image
In 2016, German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed the 44th President of the United States of America Barack Obama in the Great Garden.
Fountain in the Great Garden