page_title: Hanover Fairground
section_title: Structures
hierarchical_section_title: Hanover Fairground / Structures
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Messegelände Hannover, von der nordöstlichen Ecke aus gesehen. Blick auf Messehalle 1, Halle 3 mittig darüber, rechts darüber befindet sich Halle 2.
context_page_description: The Hanover Fairground is an exhibition area in the Mittelfeld district of Hanover, Germany. Featuring 496,000 m² of covered indoor space, 58,000 m² 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.
context_section_description: The Hermesturm (Hermes Tower) is a tower built of two concrete tubes on the  fairground. The building was constructed between 1956 and 1958. Its total height, including the antenna, is 88.8 m, an observation deck at 65 m can be reached with an elevator.
caption: Aerial view of the trade fair ground
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