Ruhr Area
Four wooden cooling towers cooled thousands of cubic metres of water produced by the Hansa coking plant near Dortmund daily.
Industrial heritage in the Ruhr Area
Dive into the heart of Germany's industrial past with a captivating exploration of the Ruhr area's relics. From the towering furnaces of Dortmund to Duisburg's Landschaftspark and Essen's historical complexes, explore a bygone era of industrial might. Discover which industrial heritage sites are Unesco World Heritage.
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Ruhr Area
In 1901, August Thyssen built a steel factory with a blast furnace, the Rheinische Stahlwerke zu Meiderich bei Ruhrort, in Duisburg, Germany.
Ruhr Area
The Hansa coking plant in the German city of Dortmund operated for 64 years, but the factory closed its doors in 1992.
Ruhr Area
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Consol - full name Zeche Consolidation - belonged to the largest coal mines in the Ruhr area. The shafts were spread throughout Gelsenkirchen.
Ruhr Area
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.
Ruhr Area
The steel headframe is all that remains of the Thyssens' mining empire in the German town of Duisburg.
Ruhr Area
One of the oldest preserved blast furnaces in the Ruhr area, the Henrichshütte in Hattingen, was built in 1854.
Ruhr Area
The domed coke mixing plant in Oberhausen is the most remarkable remains of the former Osterfeld coal mine.
Ruhr Area
A stone's throw from the headquarters of the Zeche Zollverein in Essen, a headframe has been preserved from a smaller coal mine that was part of the mining giant.
Ruhr Area
In 1890, coal mines were popping up like mushrooms in the German Ruhr area. The Zeche Zollern was one of the seventy newcomers you can still visit today.
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