Hannover, 24.04.16: The Hannover Messe was due to begin in the evening. This year's partner country is the USA. President Barack Obama came for the official opening.
From the airport the President drove to Herrenhausen Palace, where Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed him.
The baroque Herrenhäuser Gardens offered an impressive backdrop for a welcome with military honours.
It was President Obama's fifth visit to Germany since taking office.
They used the time available for a bilateral meeting.
At the subsequent press conference Barack Obama and Angela Merkel called for more trust in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Then they drove together to the official opening of the Hannover Messe.
More than 5,200 exhibitors from 75 countries are presenting the technologies of the future at the Hannover Messe trade fair.
More than 460 exhibitors are representing the USA, this year's partner country and the world's largest economy.
This year's motto is "Integrated Industry - Discover Solutions".
Hannover, 25.04.16: On Monday morning the Chancellor and the President undertook the traditional tour of the trade fair.
Hannover Messe is the world's leading showcase for industrial technologies and capital goods.
They obviously had a lot of fun testing virutal reality glasses.
Intelligent energy systems are the second focus of this year's trade fair.
Barack Obama and Angela Merkel found out more about solutions for the future, including predictive maintenance.
Lots of media representatives accompanied them on their tour.