Virtual Reality City Tour: 300 Years of Hanover – from the Guelph era to the Wasserkunst

Ready for the ultimate time-travel adventure? Experience Hanover as you’ve definitely never seen it before! On this unique, guided city tour, reality and the virtual past merge to create an unforgettable experience. Where modern streets stand today, there were once magnificent fortifications, smoking factories and narrow old town alleyways.

Join our guide on a journey through the centuries, put on your virtual reality headset and become part of Hanover’s history yourself!

Here’s what you can expect:

• A unique blend of eras: Experience the contrasting turning points in the city’s history at first hand – from magnificent boulevards to the everyday lives of ordinary people.
• The best of both worlds (VR & AR): Thanks to state-of-the-art virtual reality (VR), you’ll be completely immersed in 360-degree scenes from the past. Exciting augmented reality (AR) elements also bring history to life right here in today’s surroundings.
• Interactive experiences: You don’t just watch – you interact with the story and discover, in a playful way, what life was like in different eras.
• Personal guide: A professional guide will be with you throughout, sharing fascinating anecdotes, taking you to the various stops and looking after the technical equipment.

The 5 stops on your journey through time:

1. c. 1636 – Protection and Trade during the Guelph period: Experience Hanover in the midst of the Thirty Years’ War. At the old Aegidientor, you can virtually bring the mighty city walls – which have now almost completely disappeared – back to life and discover how the city managed to strike a balance between fortified defences and flourishing trade.
2. c. 1676 – The genius Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: Meet the city’s most famous universal genius at his place of work and gain an insight into his visionary world of ideas.
3. Around 1875 – The Prussian provincial capital: Feel the pulse of industrialisation! Hanover is growing into a modern metropolis – factory chimneys are belching smoke, and the economy is booming.
4. c. 1902 – The other side of the old town: Experience the unvarnished reality. You’ll wander through a narrow alleyway in the old town and see for yourself how people used to live amid poor hygiene and cramped conditions.
5. c. 1920 – The Lost Art of River Water: Marvel at an architectural masterpiece that has now disappeared from the cityscape. We are bringing this majestic river-inspired work of art back to life in all its virtual splendour.

Procedure & Important Information:

• A walk with a wow factor: We’ll walk through the stations together. At the 5 selected stops Let’s stop for a moment and put on our VR headsets.
• No prior knowledge required: Using the VR headsets is child’s play, and the scenes start automatically. Your guide will explain everything to you at your own pace before you start and will be on hand to help you throughout the tour.
• Who is it suitable for? Perfekt für Geschichtsbegeisterte, Technik-Fans, Hannover-Entdecker, Familien (Kinder ab 10 Jahre) und alle, die ein außergewöhnliches Abenteuer suchen.

Some useful information to start with:

• Duration: approx. 90–120 minutes
• Meeting point: Hannover Kiosk, Karmarschstr. 40, 30159 Hannover
• Equipment: Please wear clothing suitable for the weather and comfortable shoes. We provide the VR headsets, which are professionally disinfected before each use.
• > 15 participants? Please feel free to get in touch!
• Do you wear glasses? No problem! VR headsets can usually be worn over most prescription glasses without any issues.

On behalf of and for the account of VR ZeitReise GmbH