Luftschacht Rote Fuhr, Malakoff tower and architectural heritage monument in Dortmund, Germany.
Luftschacht Rote Fuhr is a ventilation shaft in Dortmund's Grevel district, built in 1925–1927 for the Preußen II mine by Harpener Bergbau AG. The surviving shaft frame is a reinforced concrete structure clad in brick, restored after most of the facility was demolished in 1998.
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 shaft frame now houses the Neuer Lernort neighbourhood initiative and the Freies Bildungswerk of Dortmund-Scharnhorst, which run courses on ecological garden and landscape design. The site is a stop on the Route der Industriekultur, the regional industrial heritage trail. The brick-clad concrete frame is what visitors see today.
The preserved steel-reinforced concrete shaft frame, clad in brick, now houses the Neuer Lernort neighbourhood initiative and the Freies Bildungswerk of Dortmund-Scharnhorst. The site lies in the Grevel district and is a station on the Route der Industriekultur, so it can be combined with other industrial monuments nearby. The building is used for courses and workshops, not as an open visitor attraction.
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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