The Ruhr (/ˈrʊər/ ROOR; German: Ruhrgebiet [ˈʁuːɐ̯ɡəˌbiːt] , also Ruhrpott German pronunciation: [ˈʁuːɐ̯pɔt] ), also referred to as the Ruhr area, sometimes...
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ON Ruhrgas were later added. The Westenergie Tower in Essen is the tallest office building in the Ruhr region. In March 2024, the city of Essen adopted...
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Bochum (category Ruhr)
city of the Ruhr after Dortmund, Essen and Duisburg. It lies at the centre of the Ruhr, Germany's largest urban area, in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan...
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actual boundaries of the Ruhr vary slightly depending on the source, but a good working definition is to define the Lippe and Ruhr as its northern and southern...
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this shaft and especially its characteristic winding tower that were to become a symbol of the Ruhr area's structural change. In 1937, Zollverein employed...
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A transmission tower (also electricity pylon, hydro tower, or pylon) is a tall structure, usually a lattice tower made of steel that is used to support...
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opened in the framework of RUHR.2010 – European Capital of Culture. Dortmunder U-Tower with roof construction Dortmunder U-Tower at dawn The formation of...
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Wetter (Ruhr) is a town in western Germany, in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis. The river Ruhr flows through...
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on 15 February 1870. The building is constructed out of Ruhr sandstone with a three-storey tower on the entrance side. Like many monumental buildings of...
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population) of the Ruhr as well as the largest city of Westphalia. It lies on the Emscher and Ruhr rivers (tributaries of the Rhine) in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan...
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