Parkhaus Huegel Hotel

Margarethenhöhe Centre

by sandysmith

At the the centre of Margarethenhöhe is the marketplace, framed by pergola houses. At the front end of the market the building of the Kruppsche Konsumanstalt (supermarket) is located, which was reserved for employees of the Krupp company. The fountain, crafted by the sculptor Josef Enseling, is a donation by the City of Essen in honor of the founder of the community.

Church at night

by Gili_S

Here is another church, I am not really a fan of architecture, but what I like here is the lighting of this piece of construction and the way my new digi cam handle night pictures without the use of the flash.

SHOPPING

by Bagillbaer

SHOPPING
Essen is called 'Die Einkaufsstadt' which means 'The City of Shopping'. Well, that is right to a certain extent. Essen has two long shopping streets that you can't possibly miss as the one starts right at the main station and the other's more or less just an extension of the first one... that admittedly has by then turned left at some point... Of course there's also some business in the side-roads. Anyway, comparing it to London, Edinburgh or Stockholm... it sucks. Comparing it to Düsseldorf, Bochum and other cities of that area on the other hand... it rules! I never found the Kö in Düsseldorf... where is that street???
However, what follows is a little list of my favourite special shops. You'll find everything you need for your typical human everyday-life in Essen, but to get the specialties, you have to know where to look for them...

Grillo Theatre

by Kathrin_E

Essen was the first city in the Ruhr District to have a theatre building. Compared to the old cultural centres, though, this happened rather late. In 1887 the local businessman Friedrich Grillo promised to donate the money to have the theatre built. He died soon after but his widow kept his promise. The best architect for theatres in Germany, Heinrich Seeling from Berlin, was hired to provide the design. The old theatre was a pompous building with a dome, a neoclassical facade and wide stairs.

In World War II the theatre was almost completely destroyed but rebuilt soon. In 1950 the first performances after the war took place. The post-war theatre, now named after the founder, is simpler in its decorum. The side and back facades show the style of historism while the main facade is a plain, modern 1950s architecture. The Grillo-Theater is mostly used for spoken drama aka plays. Opera and ballet are performed in the Aalto-Theater.

Photo 4: During the summer holidays, the front showed this witty advertisement for the next season. It is a pun about the name of the city: "Essen" = "food". It can be understood as: "Don't play with Essen (the city)" or "Don't play with food". The three photos underneath depict a guy with glasses and sholder covers made from bacon slices, a woman with tomatoes in her eyes and mouth, and a person with a wig of spaghetti.

The Essen Breakfast VT Meeting part II

by Gili_S

Die deutschen Frauen

AnnaWb & Sabsi. (Note for Sabsi Rasmus t-shirt)

Sabsi probably thinking?. "G, vermisse ich Finnland".

AnnaWb trying to explain to us how she fly

HORSCHECK in a moment of silence

More fun for el_holandes

dila also took pictures

We had a full day program of Essen VT meeting, but due to other commitments I was only here for the breakfast. See you in the next meeting.

If you want to find more, check the other participants pages.