Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex (German Zeche Zollverein) is a large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has been inscribed into the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since December 14, 2001 and is one of the anchor points of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

The first coal mine on the premises was founded in 1847, mining activities took place from 1851 until December 23, 1986. For decades starting in the late 1950s, the two parts of the site, Zollverein Coal Mine and Zollverein Coking Plant (erected 1957−1961, closed on June 30, 1993), ranked among the largest of their kinds in Europe. Shaft 12, built in Bauhaus style, was opened in 1932 and is considered an architectural and technical masterpiece, earning it a reputation as the “most beautiful coal mine in the world”

ロモグラファー:
gepo1303
アップロード日:
2014-07-13
タグ:
architecture architektur buildiing gebäude industrie industry
カメラ:
Lomo LC-Wide (オンラインショップで販売中)
フィルム:
Agfa CT Precisa 100 (35mm)
都市:
Essen
国 / 地域:
Germany
年:
2014
アルバム:
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

2 Comment

  1. kelvin_wx
    kelvin_wx ·

    great shot!!

  2. pasadena85
    pasadena85 ·

    hihi..habe das Album erst jetzt entdeckt :D
    cool!
    war letzte Woche Donnerstag auch dort zum fotografieren, aber da sind mächtige Umbbaumaßnahmen im Gange, deswegen konnte ich in der Umgebung der Kokerei kaum etwas knipsen...LG

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