Luftschacht Rote Fuhr, Malakoff tower and architectural heritage monument in Dortmund, Germany.
Luftschacht Rote Fuhr is a Malakoff tower and industrial heritage structure in Dortmund built from brick with a distinctive tower that rises over the Grevel neighborhood. The heavy masonry construction shows the age and strength of the original mining facility.
Built between 1925 and 1927 as a ventilation shaft for the Preußen II mine, it later served the Gneisenau colliery. The tower structure remains as the last remnant after major demolition in 1998.
The structure reflects the industrial past of the region, where mining shaped how people built and organized their landscape. Walking around it, you can sense the scale of effort that went into creating such facilities.
The site functions as an educational center focused on ecological gardening and landscape construction after its restoration. It is easy to visit and offers opportunities to learn about sustainable building practices and the mining heritage of the area.
The shaft is one of the last surviving examples of Malakoff towers in Germany, a specific mining design from the early 20th century. These towers used an elegant functional design to pump fresh air into mines and are now rare witnesses to industrialization.
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