I took a day trip to Essen to visit the Zollverein today. This former coal mine industrial complex is now a UNESCO world heritage site celebrating its industrial significance in European history. Some of its great halls are now exhibition spaces. This is my second visit to the Zollverein. I came here the first time four years ago for the Loveparade in Dortmund nearby. The monumentality of the Zollverein today is still stunning to me:
SANAA's 2006 minimalist Folkwang Universität der Künste building, which is also on the Zollverein site, make my day trip a double dose of fun: