Spotlight on Essen’s coal belt
Ruhr Museum, Schacht XII, Kokskohlenbunker (Shaft 12, coal bunker), Zollverein Industrial Complex : Essen, Germany – 29 December 2010.
It easily figures that on the site of the Zollverein, the present Ruhr Museum shines a ‘spotlight’ to the industrial history of the Ruhrgebiet.
Along with Pécs (Hungary) and Istanbul (Turkey), the city of Essen in Germany was designated as one of three European Capital Cities of Culture for 2010. Various projects, sites, and monuments throughout the Ruhr region were on display for most of the year. One of the big highlights in Essen was the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex which has been listed as a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2001.
The entire refurbished complex now houses space for art, design, and cultural exhibitions, and is also home to the Ruhr Museum, which provides detailed historical accounts of the economic importance of coal mining and its consequent decline, as well as descriptions of existing and future economic redevelopment plans for the Ruhr region.
I made the photo above with the Canon EOS450D camera, EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens, and the following settings: 1/13s, f/1.4, ISO800, and no tripod. This post is published originally on Fotoeins Fotopress (fotoeins.com).
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