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Landmark and huge sculpture created during the 2010 Capital of Culture period of the Ruhr. It looks a lot like a rollercoster, but has no carts, instead you may walk on it. Illuminated at night.
Tiger and Turtle – Magic Mountain is an art installation and landmark in Duisburg, Germany, built in 2011. It was designed by Ulrich Genth and Heike Mutter. It resembles a roller coaster, but it is a walkway with stairs. Its vertical loop continues the walkway and stairs but is blocked off. In 2013, Tiger and Turtle – Magic Mountain was ranked as #6 on HuffPost's list of Most Extreme Staircases.
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Internationally renowned collection of modern and contemporary art, especially statuary and sculptures.
Weisse Flotte Duisburg
Europe's largest inland harbour.
City hall
Located at the exact place of the former royal court, the present Renaissance revival building from 1902 has replaced several predecessor buildings. In front of it stands the 19th-century Mercator well, dedicated to the famous cartographer, one of the greatest Duisburgers of all times.
Church of Our Saviour
Duisburg's oldest church. A church has existed at this place since the 9th century, then being part of the Frankish royal court. It was rebuilt after burning down in the 13th century, the current Gothic-style building commissioned by the Order of Teutonic Knights being completed in 1415.
Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Kultur- und Stadthistorisches Museum Duisburg
Includes also the Mercator Treasury (a collection of globes and maps made by Gerhard Mercator, the inventor of the atlas) and a museum on the city of Königsberg.