Ernst-August-Galerie, Shopping center in Mitte district, Hannover, Germany.
The Ernst-August-Galerie is a shopping center opened in October 2008 next to Hannover Hauptbahnhof on Ernst-August-Platz. Its glass-and-pale-stone facade carries the name in red capital letters, and a 25-metre-high light well rises inside. About 150 shops occupy three levels across roughly 30,000 square metres of sales area.
The Ernst-August-Galerie opened in October 2008, built by ECE Projektmanagement on the Ernst-August-Platz beside the main railway station. For the new building the main post office and two old buildings on Kurt-Schumacher-Straße were demolished, among them a partly preserved widow's house from the late 19th century. Its neo-baroque entrance portal was reinserted into the gallery facade near its original position.
The name refers to Prussian King Ernst August, and locals use this place as a meeting point for shopping and spending free time together.
The center stands directly beside Hannover Hauptbahnhof on Ernst-August-Platz, with an integrated garage holding over 1,200 car spaces. Shops are arranged on three levels around a 25-metre-high light well, so the floors are easy to keep in view. Escalators run only when customers are using them.
The neo-baroque entrance portal of a late 19th-century widow's house, demolished for the new build, was reinserted into the gallery's outer facade close to its original spot on Kurt-Schumacher-Straße. The building also won the DGNB gold seal and the MAPIC Award in 2009.
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