Things to see in Essen
Essen is a city in Germany, with an urban population of about 1.7 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 9 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex History
The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex is a large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The first coal mine on the premises was founded in 1847, and mining activities took place from 1851 until 23 December 1986.
2Museum Folkwang Museum
Museum Folkwang is a major collection of 19th- and 20th-century art in Essen, Germany. The museum was established in 1922 by merging the Essener Kunstmuseum, which was founded in 1906, and the private Folkwang Museum of the collector and patron Karl Ernst Osthaus in Hagen, founded in 1902.
3Essen Minster Place of worship
Essen Minster, since 1958 also Essen Cathedral (Essener Dom), is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Essen, the "Diocese of the Ruhr", founded in 1958.
4Golden Madonna of Essen Landmark
The Golden Mother of Good Counsel of Essen is the eldest Roman Catholic sculpture of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. The image is a wooden core covered with sheets of thin gold leaf and is part of the treasury of Essen Cathedral in Germany.
5Old Synagogue Museum
The Old Synagogue is a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Steeler Straße 29, in Essen, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
6Villa Hügel Museum
The Villa Hügel is a 19th-century mansion in Bredeney, now part of Essen, Germany.
7Essen Abbey Place of worship
Essen Abbey was a community of secular canonesses for women of high nobility that formed the nucleus of modern-day Essen, Germany.
8Aalto Theatre Arts & culture
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.
9Werden Abbey Place of worship
Werden Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Essen-Werden, situated on the Ruhr.
10Grillo-Theater Arts & culture
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.
11Schloss Borbeck History
Borbeck Castle is a Baroque moated castle in the Essen district of Borbeck. From the 14th century onward it served as the preferred residence of the prince-abbesses of the Essen Abbey, and it acquired its present external appearance during the 18th century.
12Grugapark Park
The Grugapark is a central park in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was first opened in 1929 as the first Big Ruhrland Horticultural Exhibition.
13Saalbau Essen Arts & culture
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.
14St. Johann Baptist Place of worship
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.
15Musiktheater im Revier Arts & culture
Musiktheater im Revier (MiR) (Music Theatre in the Ruhr) is the venue for performing opera, operetta, musical theatre and ballet in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
16Ruhr Museum Museum
The Ruhr Museum, formerly the Ruhrland Museum, is a diverse natural history and cultural history museum for the Ruhrgebiet in Essen, Germany.
17Colosseum Theater Arts & culture
Colosseum Theater is a performance venue in Essen, Germany.
18Nordsternpark Park
Nordsternpark is a park in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. It is located on the compound of former mine of Zeche Nordstern.
19Bochum Railway Museum Museum
The Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dahlhausen is a railway museum situated south of the city of Bochum in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
20Kennedyplatz Neighbourhood
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.
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