Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #9 in Essen, Germany
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7.6 km
157 m
Explore Essen in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in EssenSight 1: Notkirche
The Apostle Church is a Protestant church building in the Frohnhausen district of Essen, Germany. It is a church in the Evangelical parish of Essen-Frohnhausen, which belongs to the Essen church district of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland.
Sight 2: St. Mariä Empfängnis
The Church of St. Mary's Conception is a Roman Catholic church building in the Holsterhausen district of Essen. It was built from 1895 to 1897.
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Sight 3: St. Ignatius
The Church of St. Ignatius is a Roman Catholic church building in the Südviertel district of Essen, Germany.
Sight 4: Trip Inn
The Osram House is a commercial building built in 1928/1929 in Essen's southern quarter, which has been a listed building since 1987. It was built according to plans by the Essen architect Ernst Knoblauch. After renovation, the house has been a hotel since July 2020.
Sight 5: Stadtgarten Essen
The Stadtgarten Essen is Essen's oldest publicly accessible green area. It is located south of Essen Central Station in the Südviertel district, between the Aalto Theater, the Philharmonie and the neighbouring Rüttenscheid district.
Sight 6: Philharmonie/ Saalbau
Saalbau Essen is a concert venue in Essen, Germany, the home of the Essen Philharmonic. The original building was completed in 1902, and destroyed during World War II on 26 July 1943. It was rebuilt between 1949 and 1954 and completely renovated in 2003 and 2004. The Saalbau Essen is located a little bit south of the city center close to the Aalto Theatre. Since the 2013/2014 season Tomáš Netopil has been the music director of Essener Philharmonic. Also since 2013/2014 Hein Mulders has been the intendant of the Saalbau Essen.
Sight 7: Aalto-Theater
The Aalto Theatre is a performing arts venue in Essen, Germany, and is home to the city's opera company Aalto-Musiktheater and the ballet company Aalto Ballett. The Essener Philharmoniker serve as the venue's orchestra. The theatre opened on 25 September 1988 with Richard Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and is mainly used for opera and ballet, but also for concerts and galas.
Sight 8: Hauptpost Essen
The listed building of the main post Essen is located in the Essen city center on Hachestrasse, corner of Willy-Brandt-Platz opposite Hotel Handelshof and main train station.
Sight 9: Deutsche Bank
Between 1872 and 1925, Essener Credit-Instar AG, with its headquarters in Essen, was a regional bank that was a leader during the German Empire and the Weimar Republic in the financing of the expansion of the heavy industry in the Ruhr area.
Sight 10: Deutschlandhaus
Today, the Deutschlandhaus is an office and commercial building in Essen's city centre on Lindenallee. It was built in 1928 and 1929 as a technical town hall and is considered the first high-rise building in the city. It has been a listed building since 1988.
Sight 11: Haus der Technik
The Haus der Technik, or HDT for short, is Germany's oldest independent technical training institute with headquarters in Essen and branches in Berlin and Munich.
Sight 12: Diether-Krebs-Platz
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.
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