Shaft XII

4 Robert Simpson - a year ago

Very interesting. Lots of exhibits, exhibitions, etc not "just" coal mining/industry, which was very impressive on its own. No pit shaft tour. Too much for one-day. I felt a coal face mock up at least would have been good...but maybe I missed that.

5 Vladimir Rybkin - 4 years ago

A once largest coal mine in the world was turned into a museum and multifunctional cultural and business space. A magnificent masterpiece of industrial design and might. Nothing I have seen before. It includes the Ruhr museum, coke pland and a coal mine. The latter two are accessible with guided tours offered in German and English. It is surely worth visiting and deserves being included in the UNESCO world heritage list.

5 Roeland Rypens - 4 years ago

Unesco World Heritage. Worth a visit. very beautiful and cool place to do a picknick or walk. several museums. must see when you are in the neighbourhood

1 D. D. - 3 years ago

I wasn't impressed by it. First, I had more expectation from an UNESCO World Heritage Site... As the website said, it supposed to have English guided tour. When I got there, I found out there is only in German. OK... Then, the lady from the tickets desk told us that the museum had inscription in German and in English. Nope. Many are only in German! A tourist cannot learn every language of every country visited, so maybe the organizers will start thinking globally, not locally, and write everything in English, too. Then, last piece of disappointment, there is no mine to visit, only the Museum and the site itself, from outside. Which could be indeed impressive for someone coming from out of space, but for me (I'm coming from Brasov, Romania - one of the top city of dead industry in the whole world), there is nothing new: ugly industrial buildings, big piles of iron, mud and fences... what's to see? Only the Museum is something worth to see, even is pretty expensive for what it shows - you can find all together (kind of meaningless) trails from the past and from the present. So for the Mammoth skeleton, the meteorite, and other pieces, I can give a star. Otherwise... hm!

5 MEGA WATT - a month ago

Unesco World Heritage Site of the Ruhr Industry in Essen. Transformed into a cultural center with seasonal programing. Highly recommended.

5 Aleksandar Nikolic - a year ago

Mine field that is quite interesting to visit ☺️

5 Ousper Code - 5 months ago

It's a very good place to go if you are interested in history and how people were working in the past, i recommend it for you