Duisburg city center with Lifesaver fountain

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Lu:

A truly "water-rich" trading city, this Duisburg. No wonder, since the lifelines of the Rhine and Ruhr meet and cross the Hellweg right here with all the trade goods from near and far. The Cöln-Minden railroad also makes a stop here - one thing leads to another - favored by Mother Nature. Duisburg: an extremely colorful city!

The "Steel Time Travelers" Luise & Alfred: Duisburg City Center with Lifesaver Fountain


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Address:
Königstr. 13
47051 Duisburg
www.nrw-skulptur.net/skulptur/lifesaver

Museum der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt




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Beyond the Sauerland, the river Ruhr is all about coal. Ruhr coal! As of 1780, packed barges travel from the mines near Witten and Mülheim to Ruhrort where the river flows into the Rhine. The multi-media exhibition of the museum covers three floors of a magnificent Art Nouveau baths built in 1908, a section of which brings the historic Ruhr "river highway" back to life …

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Duisburg city center with Lifesaver fountain




84_Innenstadt_Duisburg.png

A truly "water-rich" trading city, this Duisburg. No wonder, since the lifelines of the Rhine and Ruhr meet and cross the Hellweg right here with all the trade goods from near and far. The Cöln-Minden railroad also makes a stop here - one thing leads to another - favored by Mother Nature. Duisburg: an extremely colorful city!

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Duisburg Inner Harbor




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If you think Duisburg lies directly on the Rhine, you've got another thing coming, Lu. Only a cut-off arm of the Father Rhine connects the city with its present bed. But the brave people of Duisburg have turned it into a profitable harbor and made a fortune by transhipping wood and grain. I present the "Breadbasket of the Ruhr!"

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