Marstallgebäude
The Marstallgebäude in Hanover began life as the royal stables for the Welfenschloss palace. Eduard Heldberg designed it between 1863 and 1867, working from the ideas of Christian Heinrich Tramm. George V, the last king of Hanover, was to stable his horses here. The architecture blends the Rundbogenstil, a German Romanesque revival, with English Gothic.
Prussia annexed Hanover in 1866, a year before completion, and the horses never arrived. The Prussian royal Uhlans used the building instead, staying until 1912. It then became part of the Technical University of Hanover. Demolition in 1913 removed part of the original four-winged complex to make way for new university facilities. The remaining structure has since served many purposes, including a spell as a cafeteria.
A restoration in the 1980s adapted the building for the Technical Information Library at Leibniz University. The work added a glazed staircase and restored the original vaulted hall. Today you find modernised spaces for study and research where royal horses once stood.
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