Historic industrial monuments and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. For us, this is mainly to check in to see the buildings, after all, this is the most modern and beautiful coal mining complex in the world.
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Zeche Zollverein Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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The customs union coal mining industrial complex in the north of Essen is a historic industrial monument and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. The Customs Union Coal Mine was born in 1847, which is an important witness to the great development of the Ruhr Industrial Zone with the help of the coal mining industry. The coking plant in the coal mine industrial zone has long been regarded as the most advanced coking plant in Europe. The characteristic landscape of the coal mine is the No. XII mine derrick, known as the "Eiffel Tower of the Ruhr Area". The derrick was built in 1928 and put into operation in 1932. It was once one of the largest mines in Europe. When the mining area was built, it was known as the most modern and beautiful coal mining complex in the world.
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Historic industrial monuments and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. For us, this is mainly to check in to see the buildings, after all, this is the most modern and beautiful coal mining complex in the world.
Coal mining is the driving force behind the Ruhr industrial revolution's "golden century" - here's a huge (huge!) museum showing you how and why. German and English explanations. The only odd thing is that they don't show you what's happening underground, focusing only on beautiful architectural superstructures, energy, explanations of coal chemistry, etc. - what museum curators today are ashamed of for what their grandparents did or for others to suffer underground? Orwell will love it! You will too, and the secondary plots about what we are ashamed of in history and don’t want to talk about are very fascinating. (This stage is long gone when talking about Nazis or discrimination against blacks in the United States or South Africa, but describing the encounters of underground miners here seems taboo.)
It was originally a coal mine, later abandoned, and now it is a successful World Heritage Site, a representative of the second industrial revolution, and it is worth visiting to feel the strength of German industry before walking in it.
A famous tourist attraction in the Ruhr district of Germany
This is another success story for Essen. There is a tower-shaped building built with a mine derrick. You can visit it. It is a look here.