Zollern II/IV Colliery, Art Nouveau industrial monument in Dortmund-Bövinghausen, Germany.
Zollern II/IV Colliery is a former coal mine in Dortmund-Bövinghausen with red brick buildings, decorated gables and architecture reminiscent of aristocratic residences. The site combines functional mining structures with Art Nouveau elements visible in the facades and portals.
The coal mine was built between 1898 and 1904 under the direction of Emil Kirdorf during the region's industrial peak. Operations ended in 1966 when regional mining declined and many sites closed.
The machine hall with its glass and steel Art Nouveau portal became Germany's first protected industrial monument in 1969. This decision changed how mining sites were valued and established technical buildings as cultural heritage worth preserving.
The museum opens Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00 and offers guided tours and access to original machinery. Paths through the site are mostly accessible, though some narrow areas require sure footing.
The site houses the headquarters of the Westphalian Industrial Museum and displays original miners' facilities such as changing rooms and washing areas. An underground walkthrough called Montanium simulates conditions in the tunnels and conveys the working world below ground.
Location: Lütgendortmund
Architectural style: Art Nouveau architecture
Part of: LWL-Industriemuseum
Website: https://zeche-zollern.lwl.org
GPS coordinates: 51.51780,7.33465
Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:28
Dortmund combines industrial heritage with contemporary cultural offerings across its different districts. The city features a variety of sites, from Signal Iduna Park, Germany's largest football stadium with 81,365 seats where Borussia Dortmund has played since 1974, to the German Football Museum, which traces the history of the sport on 7,000 square meters of interactive exhibits. Green spaces are significant, including Westfalenpark, a 70-hectare park home to the 209-meter-high Florianturm and extensive rose gardens, and Dortmund Zoo, where 1,500 animals from 230 species, mainly from South America, reside across 28 hectares. Cultural institutions reflect Dortmund's mining past and its artistic scene. Zeche Zollern, a former coal mine from 1898, displays its original machinery hall and documents the industrial era of the Ruhr. The Museum of Art and Cultural History hosts collections from the Middle Ages to today within its 1924 Art Deco building. The Dortmund Concert Hall hosts classical and jazz concerts in its 1,550-seat auditorium. Lake Phoenix exemplifies urban redevelopment: this former steelworks site transformed in 2010 offers 3.2 kilometers of pathways along the water. Mengede Castle, a 13th-century fortress surrounded by moats, illustrates medieval architecture in Westphalia.
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