Travel Guide Essen

Essen (579,000 inhabitants), the main city of the "Rhuhrpott" ahead of Dortmund and Duisburg, is an example of urban reconversion. This pleasant city, formerly the centre of the Krupp steel empire, was the European Capital of Culture in 2010, giving itself a new face for the occasion, revisiting its heritage and caring for the exciting aspects of its industrial history. It is intended to be a driving force in terms of ecology in urban areas, it was a centre of heavy pollution... Some industrial monuments are classified as Unesco World Heritage Sites. You can go through Essen to understand this pleasant conversion of the Ruhr capital, and visit one of its interesting museums. And then enjoy its attractive cultural life and its green and pleasant atmosphere. The city centre of Essen - destroyed after the Second World War - has been rebuilt in a modern way, with many typical examples of contemporary architecture from the 1950s to the present day, but in accordance with the original plan of the old city. It gives the impression of walking through a historic city, but with buildings of contemporary architecture. Pedestrian, commercial, the centre of Essen is very pleasant, airy, and its profusion of architectural styles blends harmoniously. Essen is also on the way to becoming, with Frankfurt, the German theatre capital. In addition to opera and the great theatre, the number of stages in the central city of the Ruhr is astonishing.