From Coal Mines To Gold Mines In Germany's Ruhr

The Zollverein industrial complex in Essen

A view of Shaft 12 at the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Germany's western Ruhr region, an iconic example of Bauhaus design

Another view of Shaft 12 at the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

The former cokery in Essen

The former iron works in Duisburg

A concert hall in the former iron works at Duisburg

An outdoor cinema at the former iron works in Duisburg

An academy for civil servants at Mont Cenis, a former coal pit in the Ruhr region

At the former Mont Cenis mine

A former coal mixing hall in Dinslaken, now used for large public events

A cabaret at the former coal mine in Herten