Leibniz House

The Leibniz House in Hanover is a historic building closely tied to the life of the philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Originally built in 1499 as a Renaissance townhouse, it became home to Leibniz in 1698, when he moved into an apartment furnished for him by Elector Georg Ludwig. He lived and worked here until his death in 1716, and the Electoral Library was housed in the same building. The original structure was destroyed in an air raid in 1943, and a parking garage was later built at the former address.

Between 1981 and 1983, a reconstructed building with a faithful replica of the original façade was erected on Holzmarkt, next to the Historical Museum. The façade features rich pictorial decoration on the three-story oriel window, with biblical motifs as well as self-portraits of the architects and sculptors involved. Today the house serves as a guest and event house for Hanover's universities and is managed by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University.

Today, visitors experience the building above all as a place for academic exchange. Visiting scholars from around the world live in the apartments, while the remaining rooms are used for conferences and festive events. Commercial use is not permitted, which underscores the house's special character as a cultural and scholarly meeting place.