• Works PublicSpace

    · In 2008, for example, the old coal washing plant was transformed into the new Ruhr Museum, which has a permanent exhibition on the history of one of the world's largest industrial regions. This cultural centre organises workshops, guided tours, excursions in .

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  • Germany's Transition from Coal to Renewables Offers ...

    The Zollverein coal mine, where he worked in the area of Essen, Germany, was so clogged with coal dust, he remembers, that people would stir up a black cloud whenever they moved.

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  • Essen Wikipedia

    Essen is located in the centre of the Ruhr area, one of the largest urban areas in Europe (see also: megalopolis), comprising eleven independent cities and four districts with some million inhabitants. The city limits of Essen itself are 87 km (54 mi) long and border ten cities, five independent and five kreisangehörig (, belonging to a district), with a total population of ...

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  • Interview with Star Architect Rem Koolhaas: 'We're ...

    A staircase in the Essen's Ruhr Museum, which Koolhaas helped convert from a coalwashing plant: Regarding the way in which star architects are treated these days, Koolhaas said: "It's true that ...

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  • As coal ends in the Ruhr, a cultural renaissance hits full ...

    Standing as a monument to a bygone era in the coking plant at Zollverein in Essen, the seventon slab of black coal was part of the major "The Age of Coal. A European History" exhibition running ...

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  • How the industrial Ruhr Valley became a Cultural Capital ...

    · ESSEN, Germany — Before the age of globalization rudely consigned its identity to the trash heap, Germany's Ruhr Valley was Germany's industrial heartland, synonymous with coal mines, steel ...

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  • Coal Washing Plant

    The Coal Washing Plant is part of the Zollverein Mining Complex, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Center in December 2001. The concept for the conversion of the Coal Washing Plant was drawn up in close collaboration with the curators and future users. It meets the highest architectural, climatic and safety requirements. The draft is based on the existing buildings on the one hand ...

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  • Show Mines of Germany: Zeche Zollverein

    Northeast of Essen city centre. Navi: Use "FritzSchuppAllee" for the colliery and "Arendahls Wiese" for the coking plant. Tickets available at the Ruhr Visitor Centre in the coal washing plant. Open: Surface: no restrictions. Besucherzentrum Ruhr: all year daily 1018. Red Dot Design Museum: all year daily 1118. Ruhr Museum: all year daily ...

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  • Great day out Review of Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial ...

    · Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen: Great day out See 1,416 traveler reviews, 1,593 candid photos, and great deals for Essen, Germany, at Tripadvisor.

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  • Projects Culture Coal washery, Mine Zollverein

    The former coal washery represents the biggest construction volume of Zollverein. Back in the 1930s, this old coal mine in Essen was considered the most modern pit of its time; today, it has achieved the status of a world heritage site. The industrial site was redeveloped along the designs of Rem Koolhaas and will in future house the new Ruhr Museum. The opening, however, will be celebrated ...

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