# BUSSTOPS

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BUSSTOPS in Hanover turns everyday bus shelters into public art by combining transport infrastructure with designs from architects and designers across Hanover. The project belongs to the art category and has wheelchair access. At Steintor, Alessandro Mendini created black and yellow chequered cubes topped with golden caps for waiting passengers. Leinaustraße presents shelters with planted roofs and a green surface. At Nieschlagstraße, Wolfgang Laubersheimer used large metal domes that carry sound between one side and the other. These shelters make a public transport stop an observable artwork in Hanover. BUSSTOPS links daily movement with contrasting forms, from geometric black-and-yellow structures to planted roofs and resonant metal domes. Each location gives public space a distinct visual character. The Hanover project places named designers beside functional shelters, so waiting areas also carry material, colour, sound, and form. BUSSTOPS remains a point of interest within Hanover, connecting art, public transport, and wheelchair-accessible urban space.

- City: [Hanover](https://mytuur.com/en/city/hannover/)

## Photos

- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_BUSSTOPS_67ea82845015e57639643e58_0.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Busstop_Leinau.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_BUSSTOPS_67ea82845015e57639643e58_1.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Busstop_Königsw_Platz_nachts.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_BUSSTOPS_67ea82845015e57639643e58_2.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:BUSSTOPS_Steintor_Alessandro_Mendini_light_trails_Kurt-Schumacher-Strasse_Mitte_Hannover_Germany.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_BUSSTOPS_67ea82845015e57639643e58_3.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:BUSSTOPS_Nieschlagstrasse_northern_shelter_rear_side_Davenstedter_Strasse_Linden-Mitte_Hannover_Germany.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_BUSSTOPS_67ea82845015e57639643e58_4.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:BUSSTOPS_Maschsee_Sprengel_Museum_Kurt-Schwitters-Platz_Mitte_Hannover_Germany.jpg)

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