Open exhibition area at the Hanover fairground featuring the famous Expo 2000 wooden roof.

The Hanover fairground (in German: Messegelände Hannover) is an exhibition area in the Mittelfeld district of Hanover, Germany. Featuring 496,000 m² (5,3 mio sq.ft.) of covered indoor space, 58,000 m² (624,306 sq.ft) of open-air space, 27 halls and pavilions and a convention centre with 35 function rooms, it is the largest exhibition ground in the world. This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... Exhibition is a word with several meanings. ... Alternate meanings: Hanover (district), Hanover (region), Hanover (state), other uses Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the Leine river, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) in Germany. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...

History

Promotional poster for the Exportmesse 1947

The area of the fairground originally was an aircraft works. After World War II, in which Hanover was badly damaged, the British military government of occupied Germany wanted to hold a trade fair and sought for a good place, since Leipzig, the traditional fairground of Germany, was unavailable, being in the Soviet occupation zone. The hangars in Laatzen, south of Hanover, were deemed suitable for this purpose, and so the Hanover Fair, then named Exportmesse 1947 was first held in 1947. The concept proved to be successful, and so a permanent fairground was established, growing over the years. A Japan Airlines Boeing 747-400. ... Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others• Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II... Hanover (German: Hannover []), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... The Bizone was the combination of the American and the British occupation zones during the occupation of Germany after World War II. In 1946, the USSR stopped delivering agricultural products from their sector (East Germany) to the more industrial western sectors and zones. ... (help· info) [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the Federal State (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... The city of Laatzen is situated directly south of Hanover, Germany and has about 42,000 inhabitants. ... The Hannover Fair (German: Hannover Messe) is one of the biggest industrial fairs. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...

Timeline

• 1947:Exportmesse held for the first time (August 18 - September 7).
• 1948:First intercontinental telephone call between Hanover and New York.
• 1950:Exportmesse is renamed to Deutsche Industrie-Messe
• 1956-1958:Hermesturm erected.
• 1961: The Deutsche Industrie-Messe is renamed to Hannover Messe.
• 1970: Hall 1 is opened, then the largest exhibition hall in the world. It becomes permanent home to CeBIT, a subdivision of the Hanover Industry Fair.
• 1986: The CeBIT computer expo is held independently for the first time, after outgrowing the Industry Fair.
• 1990s: The fairground undergoes extensive remodeling in preparation for the Expo 2000. Hall 13 is constructed, at its time of completion the largest hall in the world without internal structural beams.
• 2000, June-October: The Expo 2000 world exhibition is held at the fairground and the surrounding areas.
• 2000:The Messehochhaus at the northern end of the area becomes the new home of the Deutsche Messe AG, the fairground's operator. It is a 20-floor highrise that stands at 110 m (360 ft) with antenna.

Hermes tower on the Hanover fairground

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Connection to public transit

Northern light rail line

The fairground has been linked to the city's tramway network since 1949. The original terminus, called Messegelände, has been moved several times, the last time in 1982, when the line was upgraded to Stadtbahn standards, and is now situated at the entrance Nord 2, between halls 1 and 18. Service to the city centre is provided by the regular line 8 as well as the peak line 18. During the large fairs, like CeBIT or Hannover Messe, there is a special peak hour express service, denoted by the letter E, which only stops at the stations Hauptbahnhof, Kröpcke and Aegidientorplatz. By employing highly-efficient dispatching methods, trains can run in intervals as little as 90 seconds, each train able up to carry as much as 700 passengers. A Tram or Light rail system Historically, a railway, particularly one used for the carriage of minerals. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article has been partially translated from the German wikipedia article. ... A crowded exhibition hall during CeBIT 2000. ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ...

Eastern light rail line

For the Expo 2000, a new line was built that connects the fairground to the Kronsberg city borough. It is currently served by the lines 6 and 16, there are no express trains. This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ...

As soon as the line was completed, the old terminus at Hall 1 was renamed to EXPO/Nord whist the new terminus carried the name of EXPO/Ost. After the Expo, the terminuses were renamed to Messe/Nord (lines 8 and 18) and Messe/Ost (lines 6 and 16) respectively.

Railway

In the 1960s, a railway station was built near the halls, however this was soon found to be pretty impractical, as the station was constructed as a terminal of a branch line, making connections to and from main line trains rather difficult. However, it found its uses for dedicated services to the fairground. For the Expo 2000, an entirely new railroad station was constructed some 500 metres west of the fairground. It is linked by the Skywalk, a peoplemover that works like a horizontal escalator. The railway station is named Hannover Messe/Laatzen after the suburb of Laatzen, which has a common border with Hanover near the fairground. It is only notably used during CeBIT and Hannover Messe, outside of this period there are only regional services stopping at the station. A skyway is a path that is traversed without touching the ground. ... The PeopleMover (July 2, 1967–August 21, 1995)(officially the PeopleMover Thru the World of Tron, from 1982-1995) was an attraction in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and remains open at the Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida as Tomorrowland Transit Authority. ... Escalators at Westminster tube station, London An escalator is a conveyor transport device for transporting people, consisting of a staircase whose steps move up or down on tracks that keep the surfaces of the individual steps horizontal. ... The city of Laatzen is situated directly south of Hanover, Germany and has about 42,000 inhabitants. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ...

External links

• Deutsche Messe AG, operator of the fairground
• Picture of the Messehochhaus