Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #16 in Essen, Germany

Margarethenhöhe is a district of the city of Essen, Germany. Its core is the Margarethenhöhe settlement, which is considered to be the first German garden city.

Wikipedia: Margarethenhöhe (DE)

In the Grugapark of the city of Essen, 44 sculptures and works of art are currently being distributed on the free terrain. They range from classical modernism to contemporary art and can be visited on guided tours, among other things. Most of the time, they are mostly permanent loans from private individuals, companies, foundations, museums or artists whose works are presented in the protected area. It is the largest sculpture park in the Ruhr area. The Grugapark collection also includes three works of art that are outside the park in the Skulpture Ensemble Moltkeplatz and come from the donation of Roger Schimanski.

Wikipedia: Skulpturen im Grugapark (DE), Website

The sculpture Energy by Günter Steinmann was commissioned in 2007 and re-erected in 2016 in the Essen district of Rüttenscheid a little to the south after the construction of the new east entrance to Messe Essen.

Wikipedia: Energie (Skulptur) (DE)

The Infirmary Chapel is a listed Catholic church building in Rüttenscheid, a district of Essen, Germany.

Wikipedia: Siechenkapelle (Rüttenscheid) (DE)

Friedrich Alfred Krupp was a German steel manufacturer and head of the company Krupp. He was the son of Alfred Krupp and inherited the family business when his father died in 1887. Whereas his father had largely supplied iron and steel, Friedrich shifted his company's production back to arms manufacturing. Friedrich greatly expanded Krupp and acquired the Germaniawerft in 1896 which gave him control of warship manufacturing in Germany. He oversaw the development of nickel steel, U-boats, the diesel engine, and much more. He died, possibly by suicide, in 1902 after being accused of homosexuality. His daughter Bertha inherited the company.

Wikipedia: Friedrich Alfred Krupp (EN)

The Altenhof estate consists of the two construction phases of the Altenhof I estate, which was built between 1893 and 1907, and the Altenhof II estate from 1907 to 1914. Altenhof I is located in the Rüttenscheid district of Essen, Altenhof II in Stadtwald. Both were built by Friedrich Krupp AG for its former employees. At that time, it was a revolutionary social commitment that the elderly, invalids and single people were allowed to live rent-free here. Today, the remaining parts of the Altenhof settlement are a testimony to the historical development of settlements and thus belong to the Route of Industrial Heritage.

Wikipedia: Altenhof (Essen) (DE)