Mitte (city center) - new part

- Anzeiger Hochhaus, Kröpcke, Opernplatz, Staatsoper, Leine River, Frank Gehry Tower, St Clement's Basilica

Since Hannover was bombed by the allied forces in 1945, many of the old buildings are lost, especially in the area around Hauptbahnhof (the Central Station), where you find many grey modernist buildings. There are many pedestrian streets with brand stores and department stores between the station and Altstadt (Old Town): Bahnhofstrasse, Georgstrasse, Luisenstrasse, Schillerstrasse, Karmarschstrasse...Five of these streets meet at the square Kröpcke, where you find the flatiron like Peek & Cloppenburg and the Bauhaus architecture like H&M department store. The square had historical buildings in each corner before the bombings. The first older building you find when approaching from the station is the classical 19th century Staatsoper at Opernplatz. Anzeiger Hochhaus is a 10-storey highrise with a green cupola, the first highrise built in Germany, completed in 1928 in brick expressionist style. Itis situated at Steintor, a large square. Frank Gehry Tower is a highrise from 2003 that was one of the first twisted towers (even some years before the much taller Turning Torso). Beginenturm is a 14th century tower left from the city wall, facing the river Leine, that flows through the city center. It is now part of Hannover Historical Museum. St Clement's Basilica is the main roman catholic church in Hannover. It was originally constructed in 1718 but was rebuilt after the bombings in 1957.

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