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10/26/2016

Coal mine 'Westfalen' in Ahlen (Germany). This mine was the easternmost in the Ruhr district. The first coal was mined in 1912, the last on June 30, 2000. What is left today are the mining towers at shaft one and two and some buildings.

Westfalen #1

Westfalen #2

Westfalen #3

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10/22/2016

Coal mine 'Gneisenau II / IV' in Dortmund-Derne (Germany). Opened in 1875, in the 1970s one of the largest coal mines in the Ruhr district, closed in 1985. Today there are still two mining towers remaining. The former company site has been transformed in to a park with playgrounds and sports fields.

Mining Tower 'Gneisenau II / IV'

Playground 'Gneisenau II / IV'

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10/17/2016

Sunrise on a Sunday morning near Hamm-Pelkum (Germany).

Sunrise - October

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10/10/2016

Mining tower at the coal mine 'Königsborn III / IV' in Bönen (Germany). Like many others in the Ruhr valley the mine was shut down as a result of the coal crisis. Import coal is much cheaper than coal from german mines. Today only the mining tower is left. But this is a very unique one. Build in the 1920s by Alfred Fischer, one of the most talented german industrial architects in the early twentieth century.

Mining Tower 'Königsborn III / IV' #1

Mining Tower 'Königsborn III / IV' #2

Mining Tower 'Königsborn III / IV' #3

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10/03/2016

Steel stairs at the mine heap 'Beckstraße' in Bottrop (Germany).

Steps

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09/30/2016

Gehry-Tower and opposite building by Frank O. Gehry. Steintorplatz / Reuterstraße, downtown Hannover (Germany).

Communication

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