French: Complexe industriel de la mine de charbon de Zollverein à Essen
The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen is a World Heritage site in Germany defined by the UNESCO in 2001 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 473 (543, 529) in our monthly survey..

"The Zollverein industrial complex in Land Nordrhein-Westfalen consists of the complete infrastructure of a historical coal-mining site, with some 20th-century buildings of outstanding architectural merit. It constitutes remarkable material evidence of the evolution and decline of an essential industry over the past 150 years."
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