Altes Palais, Royal palace in Hanover, Germany
The Altes Palais was a three-story building that faced the Leineschloss across Hannah-Arendt-Platz in central Hanover. It covered a width of roughly 40 meters (130 feet) and held rooms designed for royal family members to live in during the winter months.
Minister Johann Clamer von dem Bussche purchased three adjacent houses in 1751 and had them combined into this palace. The building stood for nearly two centuries before being destroyed by bombing in 1943.
The palace served as a royal winter residence from 1830, while the Leineschloss remained dedicated to ceremonial and representative functions.
The building underwent major renovation and expansion from 1814 to 1820 under architect Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves. Today only historical photographs and collections housed in museums document what this residence looked like.
From 1853 to 1893, the palace housed a private royal library, an important weapons collection, and a coin cabinet. These valuable holdings were rescued before the building's destruction and now remain scattered across several Hanover museums.
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