Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord
About the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord
Traffic information: Due to bridge construction work, the A40 between the Duisburg motorway junction and the Kaiserberg junction in the direction of Essen will be closed until 19 August. Diversions will be in place from the Moers junction via the A57 and A59 motorways, the A42 and the A3. Visitors to the Ruhrtriennale must be prepared for increased traffic.
The steelworks in the north of Duisburg was founded in 1902 by August Thyssen as a joint stock company for metallurgical operations. Five blast furnaces came into operation by 1908. In addition to the iron and steel works, the 200-hectare site also included a pit, a sintering plant, a coking plant and a foundry. The Kraftzentrale (power plant), built in 1902 and extended in several stages up to 1911, was the heart of the ironworks. Until 1965, the machines were used to generate power and wind for the blast furnaces but eventually were shut down and scrapped. In 1997, the plant was converted into a multi-function venue for cultural events.
Directions and arrival
Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord
Emscherstr. 71
47137 Duisburg
Accessibility at the venue
