Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #8 in Essen, Germany

The municipal Essen Southwest Cemetery is located in the west of the city of Essen in the district of Fulerum. After the Park Cemetery, it is the second largest burial ground in the city in terms of area. 2878 victims of both world wars are also buried here.

Wikipedia: Südwestfriedhof Essen (DE), Website, Heritage Website

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)

The Grugaturm is a 29 -meter lookout tower in the Grugapark in the Rüttenscheid district of Essen and a monument to classical modernity. The park of the park is set up in the form of a stylized tulip.

Wikipedia: Grugaturm (DE), Website, Heritage Website

Museum Folkwang is a major collection of 19th- and 20th-century art in Essen, Germany. The museum was established in 1922 by merging the Essener Kunstmuseum, which was founded in 1906, and the private Folkwang Museum of the collector and patron Karl Ernst Osthaus in Hagen, founded in 1902.

Wikipedia: Museum Folkwang (EN)

The Glückaufhaus is an office building built in 1922/1923 in Essen's southern quarter at Friedrichstraße 1, whose façade has been a listed building since 1988. It was built according to the plans of the architect and head of the municipal building department Ernst Bode (1878–1944).

Wikipedia: Glückaufhaus (DE)

The Evangelical Church of the Redeemer in Essen's southern quarter is a neo-Romanesque church building that has been a listed building since 1986. Today, it offers space not only for congregational services, but also for cultural events, especially for concerts by the Essen Bach Choir and the "Gospel and more" choir.

Wikipedia: Erlöserkirche (Essen) (DE), Website

The Church of St. Ignatius is a Roman Catholic church building in the Südviertel district of Essen, Germany.

Wikipedia: St. Ignatius (Südviertel) (DE)

The Saalbau is a concert hall in Essen's southern quarter and today the seat of the Essen Philharmonic with adjoining catering and event areas. The building is centrally located in the city centre on the edge of the Stadtgarten and close to the Aalto Theatre. Tomáš Netopil was General Music Director of the Essen Philharmonic from the 2013/2014 season to 2022/2023, succeeding Stefan Soltesz. He was replaced by Andrea Sanguineti as GMD. Hein Mulders succeeded Johannes Bultmann as artistic director at the beginning of the 2013/14 season. Since the 2023/2024 season, Marie-Babette Nierenz has been the designated artistic director of the Philharmonie.

Wikipedia: Philharmonie Essen (DE), Website, Hearing_impaired Website

The church of St. Engelbert is located in the southern quarter of the city of Essen. It was designed by the architect Dominikus Böhm and consecrated in 1935. In 1993 it was listed as a historical monument. She was profaned in 2008.

Wikipedia: St. Engelbert (Essen) (DE), Heritage Website

Ansgar Nierhoff was a German sculptor. The documenta artist became known nationally through his stainless steel sculptures.

Wikipedia: Ansgar Nierhoff (DE), Website

Hannes Forster is a German artist.

Wikipedia: Hannes Forster (Künstler) (DE), Website

Lutz Fritsch is a German draftsman, sculptor, photographer and polar traveler.

Wikipedia: Lutz Fritsch (DE), Website

The Viktoria-Gymnasium is a general secondary school near the city centre of Essen in the district of Südostviertel. The school building on Kurfürstenplatz, which was inaugurated in 1914, and the director's residence are now on the list of monuments of the city of Essen. At the end of the 2019/20 school year, the Viktoria-Gymnasium was merged into the Burggymnasium Essen. The approximately 350 pupils are taught by around 35 teachers.

Wikipedia: Viktoria-Gymnasium (DE)

Diether-Krebs-Platz is located in the south-east quarter of the city of Essen, close to the city centre. In its southwestern area, it borders the water tower on Steeler Mountain.

Wikipedia: Diether-Krebs-Platz (DE)

The water tower on Steeler Berg is located on Diether-Krebs-Platz in the southeastern quarter of the city of Essen. In 1985 it was included in the list of monuments of the city of Essen. It still has its function as a water tower today. In addition, it is now the seat of the Essener Tafel.

Wikipedia: Wasserturm am Steeler Berg (DE)

The Church of the Resurrection in Essen is a Protestant church building built in 1929. The round church is located in the Südostviertel district and is considered a leading building of modern church architecture in Europe.

Wikipedia: Auferstehungskirche (Essen) (DE), Website, Heritage Website

Friedrich Gräsel was a German sculptor.

Wikipedia: Friedrich Gräsel (DE)

Wikipedia: Diskussion:Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Essen (DE)

Franz Sales Haus (sic) is a Catholic institution for disabled people in Essen. The facade of the old building has been protected by monument since 2002.

Wikipedia: Franz Sales Haus (DE), Heritage Website

The Old Cemetery Huttrop was established in 1878 as a municipal cemetery in today's Essen district of Huttrop. At that time, Huttrop was part of the mayor's office of Stoppenberg, although Huttrop was incorporated into the city of Essen in 1908. Deconsecrated in 1991, the burial ground has been transformed into a park in which several tombstones are preserved, most of which are now listed as historical monuments.

Wikipedia: Alter Friedhof Huttrop (DE), Heritage Website