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Old industrial buildings including headframe tower of former coal mine that closed in the early 1990s. Area is now also used for cultural events.
Art museum in Buer district.
Buer city hall
Build in 1910, this monumental building used to house both the city council of the old City of Buer, as well as the council of Gelsenkirchen until the 1960s after being annexed by it in 1928. Decorated by numerous artworks and topped by a clock tower, it stands as one of the landmarks of Buer and still serves as office for numerous branches of the city administration.
Halde Rungenberg
The Rungenberg mining tip is a 40 m tall tip created by dumping millions of tons of soil from coal mining. Since the end of mining, it has been landscaped and made accessible as viewpoint, by using the ramps or climbing a 300-step staircase straight to the top.
Small exhibition inside of the Arena, dedicated to FC Schalke 04, who call it their home since 2001.
Modern interesting glass office building in a triangular shape. Constructed during a building exhibition on grounds of an old metal factory in 1996, it's now home to offices with a focus on sustainability, IT and healthcare.
A former industrial park offering many attractions including a bike/walking trails along a canal, an open air theater (which plays featured films in the summer time), rock climbing, a children's play land, and a colliery.