Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #15 in Essen, Germany
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5.1 km
69 m
Experience Essen in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in EssenSight 1: Jugendhalle Schonnebeck
The Schonnebeck Youth Hall is a gymnasium and festival hall in the Schonnebeck district of Essen, which was first used as an exhibition building in Cologne in 1914, then reused in Essen and is now a listed building.
Sight 2: Pestalozzidorf Im Grund
The Pestalozzi Village "Im Grund" is a housing estate for young people, which was built according to the principles of the pedagogue Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi - adapted to the needs of mining - in the Essen district of Katernberg. It is located between the Zollverein III colony and the Dortmannhof.
Sight 3: Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex is a large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The first coal mine on the premises was founded in 1847, and mining activities took place from 1851 until December 23, 1986. For decades, starting in the late 1950s, the two parts of the site, Zollverein Coal Mine and Zollverein Coking Plant, ranked among the largest of their kinds in Europe. Shaft 12, built in the New Objectivity style, was opened in 1932 and is considered an architectural and technical masterpiece, earning it a reputation as the "most beautiful coal mine in the world".
Wikipedia: Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 4: Skulpturenpark Zollverein
The Zollverein Sculpture Park is a sculpture park with works by the German sculptor Ulrich Rückriem in the Stoppenberg district of Essen.
Sight 5: Ruhr Museum
The Ruhr Museum, formerly the Ruhrland Museum, is a diverse natural history and cultural history museum for the Ruhrgebiet in Essen, Germany. The sponsor is the Stiftung Ruhr Museum. Director since 2012 is the historian Heinrich Theodor Grütter.
Sight 6: St. Nikolaus
The originally Roman Catholic, since 2020 Chaldean Catholic Church of St. Nicholas is a listed church building in Stoppenberg, a district of Essen (North Rhine-Westphalia).
Sight 7: Stiftskirche Maria in der Not
The Collegiate Church of Mary in Need is a church and monastery consecrated in 1074 on the Kapitelberg in the Stoppenberg district of Essen.
Wikipedia: Stiftskirche Maria in der Not (DE), Website, Heritage Website
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