Photographing in the Ruhr area: relics from the mining time
Everywhere in the Ruhr area, you will find so-called dumps. These are Remnants from the days of the Ruhr region: mounds of slag and other mining material.
- Of Halden, you will have the opportunity to consider the Ruhr area from a whole new perspective: From above.
- On a pile, also installations of artists are sometimes placed.
- On the clearing of the Rhine, Prussia, in Moers, for example, a large, red lantern of the artist Otto Piene is.
- Shortly after sunset the LED's are activated emitters in the light, and begins to distribute light over the entire stockpile.
- The tailings pile of the Rhine, Prussia is so straight to the evening hours, a very nice picture, but also during the day the lantern is an eye-catcher.
- Similarly, the Halde Haniel is recommended. There is another work of art is.
- On the way to the top, you can run a kind of stations of the cross. This is also committed, like Church members, and celebrated.
- Once you have arrived at the very top, you can look at the art installation. Some pictures of this can be found in our photo gallery.
In the Ruhr area to photograph
Photo-motifs in the Ruhr area - The industrial heritage
In Duisburg, you'll find the Duisburg-Nord landscape Park, which is home to several decommissioned industrial buildings. Here was melted to the mining times of the ore and for further processing.
- The buildings have been reclaimed by nature and you can admire an extraordinary exhibition game between nature and industry.
- Here you can also visit a blast furnace.
- The blast furnace 5 is connected via a steel staircase with a viewing platform for visitors.
- In case of bad weather the access is closed however, because the blast furnace, then, carries with it risk of injury.
Photographing in the Ruhr area
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These Totems you will find on the top of the Halde Haniel.
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These Totems you will find on the top of the Halde Haniel.
They come from the Basque artist and sculptor Agustín Ibarrola.
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They come from the Basque artist and sculptor Agustín Ibarrola.
The light effects embellish the Totems in the dark.
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The light effects embellish the Totems in the dark.
