Caption

The Zollverein coking plant, backdrop to the once largest central coking plant in Europe, closed in 1993, part of the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Aug 20, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK25L47_037

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

142,4Mb (7,7Mb) / 19,2in x 28,8in / 5760 x 8640 (300dpi)

Keywords

panorama Memorial UNESCO building chimney mine coal coking plant factory mining industrial plant industrial monument industry environmental pollution ecocide environment sky nature Zeche Zollverein Ruhr district North Rhine-Westphalia German panorama view Europe tourism green factory site historic tourist attraction World Heritage Site closed industrial commercial area disused view touristic energy source european industrial area fossil energy source former UNESCO World Heritage Germany industrial building environmental damage scenic route The Industrial Heritage Trail environmental issue coal mine travel photography Essen Kokerei Zollverein polluting Central Europe coal mining Zollverein Industrial backdrop Coal mine panoramic view Monument structure smokestack colliery cokery plant industrial facilities pollution environmental destruction open air Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex Ruhr area NRW historical place of interest World Heritage shut industrial estate overlook touristical ecological damage industrial zone fossil fuel UNESCO site German Federal Republic tourist road harmful to the environment Middle Europe panoramic image Memorial site construction Factory plant pollution of the environment Zollverein Coal Mine Ruhr Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia Famous Place out-of-service facing Industrial district Unesco World Heritage Site Republic of Germany Environmentally harmful panorama shot environmental contamination Zollverein Colliery Ruhr region North-Rhine Westphalia out of service view into FRG panoramic Ruhrgebiet abandoned view over scenic view shut down decommissionin Overlook overview panoramas Memorials buildings chimneys mines coals coking plants factories industrial plants industrial monuments industries ecocides skies factory sites tourist attractions commercial areas view of View of tourist energy sources environmental pollutions industrial areas fossil energy sources formerly industrial buildings environmental damages scenic routes environmental issues coal mines smokestacks plants historically places of interest outlook industrial zones fossil fuels panoramic images constructions Famous Places panoramic shot BRD Overlooking overviews Europe's historical image history image history images sight landmark tourist landmark industrial park industrial parks world hertiage Unesco world Site tourist spot decommissioned