The Jahrhunderthalle is a venue for such famous events like the Ruhrtriennale. Interesting detail: The hall was constructed on top of an existing plant. After that, the soil was risen up to the level of the hall. So the first plant became part of the basement.
Tag: North Rhine-Westphalia
Ruhr Museum in Essen
The Ruhr Museum is placed in the former coal preparation plant at the Zeche Zollverein. On several floors, it tells not only the story of the Zeche (coal mine) but also shows the history of the Ruhr area (Ruhrgebiet).
Big Air Package by Christo in Oberhausen
Every year another interesting art project takes place at the Gasometer (a former gas holder) in Oberhausen. In 2013 I visited the ‘Big Air Package’ created by Christo. This time the artist, who is generally known for wrapping huge things, produced a kind of balloon filling the inside of the gas holder.
Gasometer in Oberhausen
The gasometer in Oberhausen is the largest disc-type gasholder in Europe. Today it serves as an exhibition hall. After reaching the top by an elevator or by a staircase outside the building one have an excellent view of the area.
Torpedo car in Duisburg
On my night stroll through the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord, an industrial heritage park in Ruhr area, I came across this torpedo car. These cars are used for hauling molten pig iron from the blast furnace to the next processing unit.
Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord
The Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord is actually the area of a former iron works. It is open for public and people are allowed to walk on the grounds of the iron works all the day long. Even at night!
Restaurant Hauptschalthaus in Duisburg
The restaurant Hauptschalthaus is located in the former control centre of an ironworks in Duisburg. The main attraction of the restaurant is the dining area in front of some huge insulators. Through the big windows, one also has a good view of the ironworks situated at the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord.
Schloss Drachenburg in Königswinter
View of Schloss Drachenburg taken from the terrace of the Grand Hotel Petersberg.
Wine bistro ‘Elbe am Rhein’ in Bonn
At the end of our day in Bonn we had dinner at a wine bistro named ELBE am Rhein, located next to the river Rhine. Due of some rain we had our meal inside where we were surrounded by a lot of colorful paintings which evoked a lot of talk while waiting for the first course.
Regina Pacis in Bonn
A statue of the ‘Regina Pacis’ created by Wilhelm Rottermondt seen at the university of Bonn. I love to take photos of such sculptures as they are generally overlooked by tourists. What about you? Are you looking for such details on your walks through foreign cities?
House with a pipe like decoration in Bonn
I had already seen a lot of buildings built in a decorative style but this one looked very special to me. Have you ever seen a building with such a ‘pipe’ like decoration?
Sculpture of Hermes in Bonn
While walking along the streets of Bonn I came across this sculpture of Hermes. Famously he is the god of the travellers. Well, I wonder if Hermes could be the god of the travel bloggers as well. What do you think?