Ruhr Design Transformation
Zeche Zollverein, near Essen, has been transformed from what was once the world's largest coalmine into a design museum and arts center.
Art showcase springs from old coalmine
The Ruhr. It doesn’t sound much like a capital, and it doesn’t sound very cultural. It’s Europe’s third largest urban conglomeration after London and Paris, and represents 53 cities and 5.3 million inhabitants – bigger than New Zealand. Its largest cities are Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg, and Bochum. The area’s even got a zappy new name: the
‘‘Ruhrpot’’.
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