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22-455: Hanover Zoo is located in the Mitte borough of Hanover , Germany . The zoo was established on 4 May 1865, and comprises an area of 22 hectares (54 acres). It contains about 3,414 animals in 237 species, which are cared for by more than 400 employees in the summer season. Hanover Zoo is the fifth-oldest German zoo. It was established in 1865 with private money. To cover expenses, a stock company

44-956: A memorial to the victims of wars and violence. Formative historical buildings in the old town include the Marktkirche , the Old Town Hall , the Seilwinderhaus and the Ballhof Theatre. The Landtag of Lower Saxony , the state parliament, resides today in the Leineschloss at Hannah-Arendt-Platz. Remains of the historic city wall and the Beguinage Tower were integrated into the Historisches Museum Hannover , designed in 1966 by architect Dieter Oesterlen . The Kreuzkirchenviertel around

66-465: Is characterized by insurance and other office buildings, and at the same time it is a residential district close to the city center. In addition to the historic Calenberg Neustadt , today's quarter consists of the former villages of Königsworth, Ohe and Glocksee. The Leine , Ihme and Schneller Graben form the district border, rounded off in the north by Brühlstraße and the Bremen Dam as feeder of

88-745: The Kreuzkirche was completely redesigned after the war and built in the style of the 1950s. The old town is characterized by a variety of gastronomic offers. For over 40 years, the Altstadt-Flohmarkt flea market has taken place on Saturdays on the Hohe Ufer, a waterfront road running along the eastern side of the Leine. The market hall, known as the "belly of Hanover," offers a rich variety of food and gastronomy at 73 stands covering 4,000 square metres (43,000 sq ft). The area between

110-580: The List district . The Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover is headquartered at the Neues Haus plaza. The council of the Mitte borough has 19 elected members and meets about eleven times a year. In addition to the announcement in the daily newspapers, the dates and the planned consultation points of the meetings open to the public can also be found on the city's website. The distribution of seats,

132-589: The bombings in the Second World War , the historic old town was almost completely destroyed. Only in the Kramerstraße area (where the Broyhanhaus is located) and Burgstraße area (which contains the oldest half-timbered house in the city) were some half-timbered houses preserved or translocated to here. The Aegidienkirche , which was destroyed in the war, was not rebuilt; its ruins now serves as

154-668: The Georgstraße and the railway was developed in the middle of the 19th century by Georg Laves into the Ernst-August-Stadt, or Ernst August City. As a result of the subway construction, large areas of the city center in the Kröpcke , Georgstraße, Georgsplatz and Bahnhofstraße area became a pedestrian zone . The Kröpcke subway station is the most important station of the Hanover Stadtbahn light rail system. In

176-642: The Raschplatz plaza is the Hanover District Court, a CinemaxX cinema, the cinema at Raschplatz, discos, and bars. The Hanover Central Bus Station was newly built in 2013-14 next to its previous location. The U-Bahn-Station Hauptbahnhof is one of the most important stops of the Hanover U-Bahn . The Warmbüchenviertel (historical name Kirchwende) is located between the streets Schiffgraben, Marienstraße and Berliner Alley. The district

198-522: The Westschnellweg expressway. Along the Leine, the main traffic axis Leibnizufer forms the border with the Mitte district, so that the flea market is completely within its area. The Oststadt joins the Mitte district northeast. It is bordered by Hamburger Allee, Celler Straße and Wedekindstraße as well as in the east of the Eilenriede. It is the most populous quarter of the Mitte district. In

220-706: The Zoo quarter (also called Zooviertel and rarely called Hindenburgviertel) is the eponymous Hanover Zoo . Located within the quarter is the Stadthalle Hannover and the Stadtpark (city park), which was built on the grounds of the first Bundesgartenschau of 1951. The entire northern part of the Eilenriede belongs to the district. As such, the Lister Tower is also located in the Zoo district and not in

242-405: The animal trading company Firma Ruhe , it was re-opened with a lions' canyon and monkey rock. In 1932, Ruhe completely took over the zoo and used it as a showcase for their pet shop. Often, the animals were only exhibited for a few weeks before they were sold. During World War II , the zoo was badly damaged. In 1946, Ruhe restored parts of the zoo provisionally and few animals could be seen until

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264-611: The city of Hanover and also died there. He was appointed Oberhofbaudirektor, "court master builder", in 1852. As the leading architect of the Kingdom of Hanover for a career spanning 50 years, he had great influence on the urban development of this city. Alongside Karl Friedrich Schinkel in Berlin and Leo von Klenze in Munich , Laves was one of the most accomplished neoclassical style architects of Germany. As an engineer he developed

286-696: The different exhibits: Hanover Zoo is also involved in conservation efforts through multiple programs: Hanover-Mitte The Mitte quarter is located within the Cityring - a series of roads that surround the city center - and extends southwards to the location of the Maschpark and the New Town Hall . The historic old town of Hanover is located in the Mitte quarter between the Leine River , Friedrichswall, Georgstraße and Goethestraße. Due to

308-804: The immediate vicinity are the Staatsoper Hannover opera house, the Schauspiel Hannover theater and other cultural venues. The Bahnhofstraße flows into the Ernst-August-Platz plaza, the forecourt of the Hannover Hauptbahnhof , which is the main railway station for the city of Hanover. In October 2008, the Ernst August Gallery, a three-storey ECE shopping center with specialty shops, service and catering establishments, opened northwest of

330-601: The main station. A smaller shopping center is the Ernst-August-Carrée, which was built from the 2000s in a historic building complex that had long served as an administrative building for the Deutsche Bundesbahn. At the beginning of the 19th century northwest of the city of Hanover, the Steintor garden community was divided into eight separate villages in 1829. In 1843, it was united together with

352-540: The members of the city district council and their accessibility are presented on the website as well. The borough's population has been rising steadily since 2005. [REDACTED] Media related to Mitte (district of Hannover) at Wikimedia Commons Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves (17 December 1788 – 30 April 1864) was a German architect, civil engineer and urban planner. Born in Uslar , Lower Saxony , he lived and worked primarily in

374-436: The reopening in 1950. As time passed and with funding from the municipal budget, new enclosures were built for rhinos, elephants, giraffes, antelopes, seals, and penguins. At this time, Hanover Zoo was renowned for its elephant breeding program: 10 Asian and 3 African elephants were born. In 1972, the zoo was again taken over by the city of Hanover. In the early 1990s, the zoo had continuously falling visitor numbers. In 1994, it

396-408: The seventh theme world followed. A Canadian theme world "Yukon Bay" was opened, a world record of five Asian baby elephants were born in one calendar year at the zoo, and it received the 2009/10 ‘Best Zoo’ award. More than 1.6 million people visit every year. The different zoo worlds show animals in scenic settings, without visible barriers. A 5-kilometre-long (3.1 mi) explorer path leads through

418-721: The six villages of the Aegidientor garden community to form the Vorstadt Hannover, or Hanover Suburbs. It was incorporated into Hanover in 1859. On the Klagesmarkt town square on 31 March 1979, the largest anti-nuclear demonstration to date and still the largest demonstration in Lower Saxony took place with about 100,000 participants. It was the final rally of the Gorleben-Treck demonstration against

440-680: The use of nuclear energy, which began a week earlier in Wendland . The area formerly belonging to the Oststadt between Hamburger Alley and Berliner Alley, as well as the railway was assigned to the Mitte district after the Second World War, became part of the Cityring. In the course of the expansion of the city, the suburbs of Fernrode (the area northwest of the Alte Celler Heerstraße, known today as Lister Mile) and Bütersworth (the area southeast of Fernrode) had emerged. At or near

462-586: Was converted into a limited company and sold to Hanover Region and work on a new concept started the next year. €111.9   million has since been invested in the zoo's development. Since 2000, more than a million people have visited the zoo annually. In 2005, the Winter-Zoo was introduced, in 2007, the children's paradise Mollywoop was opened, in spring 2010, the Australian Outback and in May 2010,

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484-478: Was founded. Without any experience in the keeping of wild animals, the company faced significant difficulties and, as a result, losses. It was often visited by local residents. Due to the consequences of World War I , ever increasing subsidies by the government were needed to keep the zoo open. In 1920, the city took over, but in 1922, when the zoo was no longer financially viable, it was closed. Two years later, in 1924, due to public pressure and private commitment by

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