Georgengarten

In 1768 the German lieutenant-general and art collector Johann Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Wallmoden-Gimborn acquired some of these gardens and merged them into the Wallmodengarten.

In 1826 the architect and engineer Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves designed two smaller wings adjacent to the left and right side of the Wallmodenschloss.

At the end of 19th century Napoleonic troops were going to cut down the whole Herrenhäuser Allee, but baker and grain dealer Johann Gerhard Helmcke (1780−1844) saved the alley by paying 3,000 Taler.

In post war military occupation years, a lot of seeping engine oil and fuel of the British troop vehicles damaged many of the lime trees of the old Herrenhäuser Allee.

Originally it was erected between 1787 and 1790 at the Hanover military parade place (now called Waterlooplatz); later it was transferred to the Georgengarten.

Today it is a popular venue during warm summer evenings, especially frequented by young people and students of the nearby Leibniz University Hannover.

Aerial view of the Georgengarten to the left of the Herrenhäuser Allee
The Georgenpalais in the Georgengarten, now home of the Wilhelm Busch Museum
The Herrenhäuser Allee, seen from the main entrance of the Great Garden
The Leibniz Temple