Ruhr Area Exploring an old coking plant The Hansa coking plant in the German city of Dortmund operated for 64 years, but the factory closed its doors in 1992.
Germany The first industrial world heritage Julius Buch built the Völklinger Hütte in 1873, where steel was produced until 1986.
Ruhr Area Coke-oven plant Schwelgern: big, bigger, biggest The Schwelgern coke-oven plant, built in 2003 along the river Rhine in Duisburg, is one of the most modern, environmentally friendly and largest coke-oven plants in the world.
Belgium Coke-oven plant near Charleroi The coke-oven plant in Anderlues closed its gates in November 2002. The listed company encountered financial difficulties that year when its share shrank from 57 euros (value at the end of 2001) to only one euro.
Ruhr Area Visiting the German coking plant Zollverein In 1993, the Kokerei Zollverein coking plant was at the end of its rope: the steel crisis of the 1990s caused the demand for coke to melt away.
6 remnants of the Battle of Berlin The fierce Battle of Berlin was the final fight at the end of World War II. The bloody confrontation, from mid-April to early May 1945, brought the Nazi regime to its knees and ended World War II.