Zollverein Duisberg

Hi Domien,

These are great images and this looks to be a really interesting development of what could have been a very unsightly relic of days gone by.

I love the stairs! Someone, somewhere, had a vision there to make something very ordinary into something bordering on the extraordinary and you've captured these really well - such a vibrant colour! Of the exterior shots, #'s 3, 12. 13 and 14 - I like the impact the colour in the ponds adds to #12 and the combination of the chimneys and the billowing clouds in #14 adds a sense of how it may have been all those years ago,

Inside the plant, other than the stairs already mentioned, then #4 gives a real sense of scale while #11 - The Chute - again give an idea of how large these places were and the activities they undertook. I like the splashes of light on the substructure which brings out the texture of the sheet metal - a nice touch.

I'd have spent hours here and would probably have had to be dragged from the place looking at this; I just wish we had something similar here in the UK where obsolete or abandoned doesn't mean it has to fall into ruin and neglect.

Thanks for sharing these and best regards, Neil.

A really fascinating place and excellent shots to depict it! This coal mine is in amazingly good shape! Love the stairs, #9 and #13 in particular! #10 gives you the idea that B/W would work very well for the whole set.

Great work, Domien!

What a great place, I love old industrial settings, and as Neil points out, there's nothing on this scale in UK. Very well documented.

Great series Domien. I love these old industrial sites.
Might be a nice place for a next Dyxum meeting
TFS