Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf Unmissables

Spanning Düsseldorf and the surrounding Rhine-Ruhr region, this collection highlights the area's transition from industrial powerhouse to cultural hub. It features iconic modern structures like the 240-meter Rhine Tower and the City Gate alongside UNESCO-listed industrial heritage at Zollverein. Visitors can explore the Roman reconstructions in Xanten, the repurposed blast furnaces of Landscape Park Duisburg-Nord, and diverse architecture ranging from the Renaissance Schloss Rheydt to the sculptural Tiger & Turtle - Magic Mountain.

Rhine Tower

The Rheinturm is a 240.5-metre-high concrete telecommunications tower in Düsseldorf, capital of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia…

Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex is a large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

City Gate

Stadttor is a 20-storey 84 m high-rise building in the Unterbilk neighborhood of Düsseldorf, Germany.

Museum Island Hombroich

The Museum Insel Hombroich, Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is both a park and a museum combining architecture, art and nature on…

Landscape Park Duisburg-Nord

Landschaftspark is a public park located in Duisburg-Meiderich, Germany.

Gasometer Oberhausen

The Gasometer Oberhausen is a former gas holder in Oberhausen, Germany, which has been converted into an exhibition space.

Villa Hügel

The Villa Hügel is a 19th-century mansion in Bredeney, now part of Essen, Germany.

Moyland Castle

Moyland Castle is a moated castle in Bedburg-Hau in the district of Kleve, one of the most important neo-Gothic buildings in North Rhine…

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…

Salvatorkirche

A 14th-century Gothic hall church built on the site of a 9th-century royal court. It features late-Gothic stained glass and serves as the burial place of the famous cartographer Gerardus Mercator.

Tiger & Turtle - Magic Mountain

Tiger and Turtle – Magic Mountain is an art installation and landmark in Duisburg, Germany, built in 2011.

LVR-Archäologischer Park Xanten

An open-air museum located on the site of the Roman city Colonia Ulpia Traiana. It features full-scale reconstructions of Roman structures, including an amphitheater, harbor temple, and city walls.

Burg Linn

A 12th-century moated castle complex in Krefeld featuring a medieval keep, a baroque hunting lodge, and an archaeological museum. The surrounding grounds are designed as an English landscape park.

Castle Borbeck

This Baroque water castle is simply beautiful. It hosts entertaining cultural events and there is also a restaurant serving delicious meals.

Schloss Rheydt

Schloss Rheydt is a Renaissance palace in Rheydt, Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Zeche Zollverein Schacht 12

The main shaft of the Zollverein Coal Mine, designed in the New Objectivity style. Completed in 1932, it is a masterpiece of modern industrial architecture and a central part of the UNESCO World Heritage site.