While in use until about 1980, the coal preparation plant colliery “Zollverein” in Essen was a forbidden town – coal blackened and without any lighting a dark area. Today, “Zollverein” park is accessible to the public and seems friendly and open.
Coal Preparation Plant Colliery "Zollverein", Essen, Germany
UNESCO World Cultural Heritage
Planergruppe Oberhausen, F1rstdesign.com, Köln, Observatorium, Rotterdam
in cooperation with Licht Kunst Licht AG, Bonn/Berlin, Germany, completed 2008
photographer Thomas Mayer, Neuss, Germany
PLEASE NOTE: Projects shown on this site are from Stefan Hofmann. They have been done within the scope of a freelance activity and are not to be associated with Lichtwerke GmbH which has not been established that time.