Essen: Sightseeing
Places and attractions in the Sightseeing category
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- Sightseeing
Museum Folkwang
Museum Folkwang, located in the bustling city of Essen, Germany, stands as an eminent cultural beacon renowned for its impressive collection of 19th and 20th-century art. Founded in 1902, the museum is revered for its extensive array of paintings, sculptures, graphic...
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
Coal mining museum and monument The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen, Germany, stands as a testament to the country's industrial heritage. Once the largest coal mine in Europe, this remarkable site has been transformed into a multifaceted park that celebrates both its past and future.
Villa Hügel
19th-century industrialist's manor house Nestled amidst the verdant hills of Essen, Germany, Villa Hügel stands as a testament to the nation's industrial heritage. This stately mansion, once the residence of the Krupp family—renowned industrialists who played a pivotal role in shaping Germany's economic...
Tetraeder
60-metre high tetrahedron sculpture The Tetraeder in Essen, Germany, stands as an emblematic landmark in the Ruhr district, known for its industrial heritage and transformative urban landscapes. This distinctive steel structure, built in 1995, is a geometrical marvel shaped like a three-dimensional...
Burgaltendorf
Tucked away in the southeastern part of Essen, Germany, lies the charming district of Burgaltendorf, a locale steeped in history and natural beauty. This quaint area is renowned for its centerpiece, the Burgaltendorf Castle, a medieval fortress that dates back to the...
Grugapark
Park and botanical garden with aviary Grugapark is a verdant oasis in the heart of Essen, Germany, known for its extensive botanical gardens and recreational facilities. Spanning over 70 hectares, this park is a treasured green space where nature and leisure converge to offer a serene escape from the...
Essen Cathedral Treasury
Essen Cathedral Treasury, located in the heart of Essen, Germany, is a repository of religious art that is both rich in history and breathtaking in its collection. This museum, nestled within the architectural grandeur of Essen Cathedral, offers visitors a glimpse into...
Alte Synagoge
Cultural center exploring Jewish history Nestled in the heart of Essen, Germany, the Alte Synagoge stands as a poignant testament to the city's rich Jewish heritage and tumultuous history. This synagogue, once a central hub of Jewish life, is now a thought-provoking museum and a place of remembrance.
Philharmonie Essen
Saalbau Essen is a concert venue in Essen, Germany, the home of the Essen Philharmonic. The original building was completed in 1902, and destroyed during World War II on 26 July 1943.
Aalto-Theater
The Aalto Theatre is a performing arts venue in Essen, Germany, and is home to the city's opera company Aalto-Musiktheater and the ballet company Aalto Ballett. The Essener Philharmoniker serve as the venue's orchestra.
Zeche Carl
Zeche Carl is a cultural centre set up by Essen Council in a former coal mine.
Colosseum Theater
Colosseum Theater is a performance venue in Essen, Germany.
Byfang
Byfang is a southeastern borough of the city of Essen, Germany. It was incorporated into the city in 1929. Around 2,000 people live in Byfang, and it still has the character of a village.
Essen City Hall
Rathaus Essen is a 22-storey, 106 m skyscraper in Essen, Germany. When completed on 1 July 1979, it was the tallest city hall in Europe, and is currently the tallest city hall in Germany. It has a base floor area of more than 69,000 m².
Ruhr Museum
The Ruhr Museum, formerly the Ruhrland Museum, is a diverse natural history and cultural history museum for the Ruhrgebiet in Essen, Germany. The sponsor is the Stiftung Ruhr Museum. Director since 2012 is the historian Heinrich Theodor Grütter.
St. Johann Baptist
The Catholic parish church of St. Johann Baptist is a Gothic hall church in Essen, dedicated to John the Baptist, which stands on Kettwiger Straße, the main street of Essen, in front of Essen Minster, to which it is connected.
Stratmanns Theater
Stratmanns Theater Europahaus is a theatre in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Bredeney
Bredeney is a southern borough of the city of Essen, Germany. It was incorporated into the city in 1915. Around 10,700 people live here. Bredeney is known to be a wealthy borough and the "green lung" of the city. Lake Baldeney and the Villa Hügel, heritage of the Krupp family are located here, as well as Essen-Hügel station.
Grillo-Theater
Grillo-Theater is a theatre in Essen, Germany. Named after the industrialist Friedrich Grillo, who made the building possible, it opened on 16 September 1892 with Lessing's drama Minna von Barnhelm.
Das Kleine Theater Essen
Das Kleine Theater Essen is a theatre in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
GOP Varieté Essen
GOP Varieté Essen is a theatre in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Messe Essen
The Messe Essen is the exhibition centre of the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Rüttenscheid borough near the Grugapark. It is the 9th largest exhibition centre in Germany.
Kunsthaus Essen
Kunsthaus Essen in the Rellinghausen district of Essen is an exhibition and event center for artists in Essen.
Golden Madonna of Essen
The Golden Madonna of Essen is a sculpture of the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. It is a wooden core covered with sheets of thin gold leaf. The piece is part of the treasury of Essen Cathedral, formerly the church of Essen Abbey, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and is kept on display at the cathedral.
Theater im Rathaus
Theater im Rathaus is a theatre in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Essen Minster
Essen Minster, since 1958 also Essen Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Essen, the "Diocese of the Ruhr", founded in 1958.
Botanical Garden
The Botanischer Garten der Universität Duisburg-Essen is a botanical garden maintained on the Essen campus of the University of Duisburg-Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It formerly was located at Henri-Dunant-Strasse 65. Now it is located next to the Grugapark area at Kühlshammerweg 30.
RWE Tower
The RWE Tower in Essen is the highest building in the Ruhr area, and one of the highest buildings in Germany. It is used by RWE AG. As it shows the cultural and industrial change of the region, it is an important landmark in Essen. The skyscraper was designed by Ingenhoven Architects.
Haus der Technik
Haus der Technik, or HDT for short, is Germany's oldest independent technical training institute, with headquarters in Essen and branches in Berlin and Munich.
Kennedyplatz
Kennedyplatz is a plaza in the German city of Essen. It was laid out on a previously densely-built site which had been destroyed in the Second World War. Today, the area serves as an inner-city event space.
Essen-Borbeck-Mitte
Borbeck-Mitte is the central borough of Borbeck, the fourth suburban district of Essen, Germany. Together with the other boroughs of the district, it was incorporated on April 1, 1915.
Folkwang University of the Arts
The Folkwang University of the Arts is a university for music, theater, dance, design, and academic studies, located in four German cities of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Schurenbachhalde
The Schurenbachhalde is an approximately 50-meter-high tailings pile of the coal mining industry in the Altenessen district of Essen. The tailings pile is named after the water body "Schurenbach", which was buried under it from the 1970s onwards...
Stadtgarten Essen
The Stadtgarten Essen is Essen's oldest publicly accessible green space. It is located south of Essen's main train station in the Südviertel district, between the Aalto Theater, the Philharmonie and the adjacent Rüttenscheid district.
Botanischer Garten Grugapark
The Botanischer Garten Grugapark is a municipal botanical garden located in the Grugapark at Virchowstraße 167a, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.
Städt. Galerie im Schloss Borbeck
Borbeck Palace is a baroque moated castle in the Borbeck district of Essen. Since the 14th century, it was the preferred residence of the Essen prince abbesses and received its present external appearance in the 18th century.
Stahlstraße
The Stahlstraße is a street in the western district of Essen Germany. It is the city's red-light district. Stahlstraße is a dead end has a privacy screen across its entrance.
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