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Essen (German pronunciation: ⓘ) is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of 586,608 makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as the tenth-largest city of Germany
Essen Minster (German: Essener Münster), 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. The church, dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian and the Blessed Virgin Mary , stands on the Burgplatz in the centre of the city of Essen , Germany.
The RWE Tower in Essen is the highest building in the Ruhr area, and one of the highest buildings in Germany. It is tenanted by RWE. As it shows the cultural and industrial change of the region, it is an important landmark in Essen. The skyscraper was designed by Ingenhoven Architects. [1]
The Golden Madonna of Essen (c. 980) The Golden Madonna of Essen is a sculpture of the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. It is a wooden core covered with sheets of thin gold leaf. The piece is part of the treasury of Essen Cathedral, formerly the church of Essen Abbey, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and is kept on display at the cathedral.
Hans-Georg Wenzel was born on 3 February 1945 in Hahnenklee-Bockswiese.From 1962 to 1964 Wenzel trained as a surveying technician. Until 1967 he studied surveying at the Staatliche Ingenieurschule für Bauwesen in Essen and at the Technische Hochschule Hannover, which he graduated in 1972 with a Dipl.-Ing. degree.
Kennedyplatz. 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.Today, the area serves as an inner-city event space.
The Essen Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. ... Earth sciences portal; Germany portal; Paleontology portal; List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in ...
The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex (German Zeche Zollverein) 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 December 23, 1986.