Düsseldorf

View from the Rhine Tower

The Rhine Tower is a popular attraction of Düsseldorf. The "television tower" wasn't one until 2004: Only since the installation of the DVB-T antenna...

Rhine Park Bilk in the evening

Situated in the "Bilk" district of Düsseldorf, the Rhine Park Bilk is surrounded by striking architecture: The 240,5 meters tall Rhine Tower, the parliament...

Königsallee, Corneliusplatz

At the northern end of the Königsallee is the Cornelius square with a fountain by Leo Müsch. Behind the fountain you see Königsallee number 1: The Galeria...

In front of the parliament of NRW

After six years of construction, the building of the NRW parliament was inaugurated in 1988. The design based on cylinders and arcs by architects Eller,...

LVA high rise office building

At the south end of the King's Avenue ("Königsallee") is the head office building of the German Pension Insurance Rhineland ("Deutsche Rentenversicherung...

In front of the West German broadcasting corporation building

The building of the West German broadcasting corporation, right underneath the Rhine Tower, marks the east end of the so-called Media Harbor. To the left...

Burgplatz Steps

The steps from the lower promenade to the Burgplatz, also known as "Spanish Steps" after the big one in Rome, has become a popular meeting point in the...

Buildings by Frank O. Gehry

The "Art and Media Center Rhine Haven", better known as the Gehry Buildings, was completed in the place of the old customs building in 1999. The American...

Ständehaus, K21

In 1880, the Ständehaus ("house of the estates of the realm") was opened as a meeting place for the provincial estates of the realm. It is embedded in...

Rheinpark Golzheim

Rhine park Golzheim is situated between the Robert-Lehr bank and the Cecilien parkway. 47 acres of lawn stretch from the Theodor-Heuss bridge to the Rheinterrassen...

Open Air Cinema, Uecker Square

In August 2007, the Harbor Cinema Festival takes place on Uecker Square for the sixth time. The event is organized by the Filmwerkstatt Düsseldorf and...

Königsallee (Bank Side)

The Königsallee ("King's Avenue") is the most well-known street in Düsseldorf. Even foreigners know it by its nickname "Kö". It is on both sides of a...

Shopping Mall "Düsseldorf Arcaden"

In September 2007, the shopping mall "Düsseldorf Arcaden" opened on the site of the former freight depot in Bilk. Right next to the train station Düsseldorf-Bilk,...

Catholic Church St. Peter

The catholic church St. Peter in the Friedrichstadt district of Düsseldorf was consecrated in 1898. The neo-gothic church is considered one of the most...

Market Square and Jan Wellem Statue

At the center of the market square in front of the old city hall in the old town is a statue of Jan Wellem on horseback. This landmark of Düsseldorf was...

GAP 15 on Graf Adolf Square

Since 2005 a new glas highrise architecturally dominates Graf Adolf Square. The name "GAP15" is simply an abbreviation of the Address: Graf Adolf Platz...

Dome in the University's Botanic Garden

The botanic garden of Düsseldorf University is used for research and teaching, but is also open to the public. Entrance is free. In the middle of the...

Rhine River as Red Carpet

On the eve before the Bambi award ceremony 2007 in the congress center of Düsseldorf, red light from 70 xenon floodlights, each with 7kW power, was supposed...

Media Square (Ueckerplatz)

The Media Square (Platz der Medien, Ueckerplatz) is situated on one axis with the illuminated pedestrian bridge over the harbor. The gravel covered square...

Theater and Thyssen House

The theater at the Gustaf-Gründgens-Square was built to the plans of architect Bernhard Pfau and completed in 1970. There are two separate "houses" behind...

Ananasberg in the Hofgarten

The Hofgarten is a park which connects the northern end of the Königsallee with the Robert-Lehr-Ufer (Rhine bank) next to the Oberkasseler bridge. The...

Radisson SAS Media Harbour Hotel

The Radisson SAS Hotel on the edge of the Media Harbor was completed in 2005. It offers 135 rooms and 3 suites with a modern interior, two boardrooms,...

Ruins of Barbarossa's Imperial Palace

At the end of the 12th century, emperor Friedrich I. of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, also known as "Barbarossa", had an imperial palace built in Kaiserswerth...

No Red Rhine

The plan was attractive: On the occasion of the Bambi Award ceremony 2007, more than six kilometers of the Rhine river were supposed to gleam red. While...

Media Harbor Bridge

The new pedestrian bridge connects the promenade at the trade port with the first headland at the Speditionsstreet, the location of the beach bar "Monkey's...

Media Harbor Bridge after Dark

At night the pedestrian bridge to the first mole of the media harbor is illuminated by regularly spaced white blocks. Below the walkway, purple fluorescent...

In front of the "Schiffchen" in Kaiserswerth

Situated in the northernmost district of Düsseldorf, the small but nice Kaiserswerth, is Jean Claude Bourgeil's restaurant "Schiffchen". Right at the...

Grabbe Square after sunset

The Grabbe Square was named after Christian Dietrich Grabbe, a dramatist of the early 19th century, who collaborated with Carl Immerman at the Düsseldorfer...

Bridge at the old harbor and the film museum

The old harbor is in fact neither a harbor nor in this form old. The basin was built without access to the river, in the place of the former port of distress...

Martin Luther Square, Johannes Church

Not far from King's Avenue are Martin Luther square and Johannes Church. The foundation for the Protestant church was laid in 1875. It was built in a...

Water Lily Pond in the North Park

The North Park offers diverse vegetation, water fountains, lawns and playgrounds for kids. It is a versatile, 37 hectars big recreational area adjoining...

KIT: Kunst Im Tunnel (Art in the Tunnel)

In 2007 the Mannesmannufer got a new attraction: Kunst Im Tunnel (Art in the Tunnel), or "KIT" for short, utilizes idle space beneath the promenade which...

UV-A UV-B Light installation in the Hofgarten

The illuminated park benches on the Reitallee were part of the Euroga 2002+ art path "hell-grün" (light green). The light installation by Stefan Sous...