Nordsternturm

In the location's words:

The most spectacular jazz location in North Rhine-Westphalia is how the machine hall of the Nordstern Tower, 60 meters above the ground, is described. The winding tower is itself an exhibit of industrial culture in the Ruhr region, but also serves as a powerful, inspiring backdrop for concerts in the FineArtJazz series with international artists. The "Wandel ist immer" exhibition inside the tower provides information about the Nordstern site and the stages of its transformation. The former winding tower has reached a height of 83 meters following the extension of 4 glass floors as part of the Capital of Culture 2010. It was designed by industrial architect Fritz Schupp in the early 1950s and houses impressive conveyor technology from the coal mining era. Today it is a listed building. It is the only one of its kind that is open to visitors. It is crowned by the Hercules sculpture by Markus Lüpertz. A viewing platform promises a breathtaking panorama of the Ruhr region. The tower can only be visited late in the evening on a few days a year, namely when sparkling contrasts between music, space and light dominate the machine hall.

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