7 Nds. state archive/main state archive

The State Archives was built between 1713 and 1721 to bring together the archival materials from the royal residence in Celle with the documents and files of the Calenberg Archives. The cross wing that stands today was not added until between 1889 and 1893. Today, the archive houses 41,000 documents, 40,000 linear meters of files, and 90,000 maps spanning 11 centuries of Lower Saxony’s history.

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The main state archive of Lower Saxony was constructed between 1713 and 1721 based on a preliminary design by Louis Remy de la Fosse, with the aim of creating a building to house the archives from the Celle residence and the documents from the Calenberg archive. Its transept was not built until around 1890. Today, the listed archive building houses approximately 41,000 documents, 40,000 meters of files, and 90,000 maps spanning eleven centuries of Lower Saxony’s history.

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