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Collection of 2000 exemplary pieces of product design.
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Called the most beautiful coal mine in the world (in fact, it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site), Zollverein nowadays hosts diverse cultural highlights including an outstanding design centre and several museums. It is also famous for its Bauhaus architecture.
Baldeneysee
Boat rentals, ship tour, sailing, canoeing, gastronomy on and at this large reservoir, on warm summer days you can get a tiny piece of Mediterranean flair here.
Classic concerts of the Essener Philharmoniker and guest orchestras.
Essener Münster
A 14th-century cathedral and treasure museum.
With 1,250 seats, it is the biggest and oldest cinema hall in Germany.
Event location inside a brickwork factory hall, build in 1901 and used for producing gas turbines until 1991, reopened in 1996 as location for events and musicals