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The Steinturm is a protected monument and historic watchtower not far from the Westfalenhallen.
The Stone Tower is a protected monument and historic watchtower in the city of Dortmund, Germany, not far from the Westfalenhallen.
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Die Borussen (The Prussians) play soccer in Bundesliga, Germany's top tier. Their home ground is Signal Iduna Park (Westfalenstadion), capacity 81,359, which in 2024 hosted games in the UEFA Euro Finals. It's 2 km south of city centre with its own U-bahn and regional DB stations. Stadium tours are available.
Kreuzkirche
This church was one was the best examples for Brick Expressionism.
Nicolaikirche
The imposing St. Nicolai Church is the first and largest Church of the new Objectivity.
Under the constant gaze of the Florianturm on the south side of Dortmund, the Westfalenpark is a paid-entry 70-hectare green space with a multitude of little attractions to keep you engaged a whole afternoon. The horticultural areas deserve a detour: The Deutsches Rosarium has 3,000 different rose varieties, but also stages annual events like the electronic Juicy Beats festival in summer and the Lichterfest (Festival of Lights) in winter. Another summer attraction is the chair lift, which opened in 1959 and runs on Sundays between a “Mountain” and “Valley” station 500 m apart. There’s also a miniature railway, a bird enclosure with flamingos and a pond where you can hire a rowboat.
Florian
The entrance to Dortmund’s television tower called Florian is on the north side of the Westfalenpark. It costs €2.50 to catch the lift to the observation deck, in addition to the €1.50 to enter the park. At just under 220 metres, the Florianturm is the 14th highest structure in Germany and for a brief time after it was completed in 1959 it was the tallest television tower. The elevator whizzes you to the two observation decks at 140 metres in no time at all. There’s no orientation board to point out the landmarks far below, but you can use a map on your phone as a substitute. Below the lower deck is a revolving restaurant if you’d like to pause over the view for a while longer.
.N. Αγίων Αποστόλων Ντόρτμουντ I.N. Agíon Apostólon Dortmund
Small Orthodox Church