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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.
The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex is a large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The first coal mine on the premises was founded in 1847, and mining activities took place from 1851 until 23 December 1986. For decades, starting in the late 1950s, the two parts of the site, Zollverein Coal Mine and Zollverein Coking Plant, ranked among the largest of their kinds in Europe. Shaft 12, built in the New Objectivity style, was opened in 1932 and is considered an architectural and technical masterpiece, earning it a reputation as the "most beautiful coal mine in the world".
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Collection of 2000 exemplary pieces of product design.
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