Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia World Cultural Heritage Zeche Zollverein

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, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Land of the World Cultural Heritage Zeche Zollverein. The colliery Zollverein was an active from 1851 to 1986 hard coal mine in Essen. It is today an architectural and industrial monument. Together with the neighboring coking plant Zollverein, the mines of the colliery since 2001 belong to the UNESCO World Heritage. View of the illuminated former coal wharf with today's Ruhr Museum.

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Location: Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Photo credit: © Lueger / Alamy / Afripics
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