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Clemens Born
The building Königlicher Pferdestall is a forum for communication, science and culture of Leibniz University Hannover. A large festival hall as well as a seminar area are available for presentations, seminars, conferences, examinations, graduation ceremonies and cultural events. Spaces in the building Königlicher Pferdestall are only available for university members.
The redbrick building is listed as a historic monument and was built between 1885 and 1888 on the former "Militärstraße", today’s "Appelstraße 7". The building was designed by the architects Eduard Schuster and Karl Friedrich Heinrich Habbe. The former military building was originally built for the 1st uhlan regiment No. 13 in Hannover. Following its military use, the two-storey redbrick building measuring 12.5 m x 77 m became the property of the former polytechnic college in Hannover, today’s Leibniz University Hannover. During this period, it was used as an institute building, as well as for conducting experiments and courses.
The rebuilding project "Königlicher Pferdestall" was initiated by the former President of the university, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Erich Barke, who acquired two million euros of funding from sponsors until 2019. The remaining two million euros were covered by Leibniz University Hannover within the scope of building maintenance funding.
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Michael Matthey/LUH
On 22 May 2019, Prof. Dr. Volker Epping (President of LUH) and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Erich Barke inaugurated the east wing, which contains a festival hall and a seminar area.
The architecture firm Haberland Architekten in Berlin received the "Best Architects Award" for the renovation project.
