Redigerer Essen (avsnitt)

== Severdigheter i Essen ==

[[Fil:Essen_CityHall.jpg|thumb|Rådhuset{{Byline|Jürgen Roßkamp}}]]
[[Fil:Villa Hügel Front.jpg|thumb|Villa Hügel{{Byline|Raimond Spekking}}]]
[[Fil:Villa Hügel erster Stock.jpg|thumb|Første etasje i Villa Hügel{{Byline|Raimond Spekking}}]]
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* Zeche und Kokerei Zollverein: Coal mine (built in [[1932]], closed in [[1986]]) and coking plant (built in [[1961]], closed in [[1993]]). Visitors now have access to the precincts, which frequently house temporary art exhibitions. Once the largest coal mine in the world, it has been awarded "World Cultural Heritage" status by UNESCO.
* Essener Münster: 14th-century cathedral, enlarged and rebuilt in [[1958]]; not spectacular in appearance, but having some exquisite objects on display in the attached treasure house: Artworks from around [[1000]] AD, a crown of emperor [[Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto III]]), the oldest preserved sculpture of the Virgin Mary in the world (''Goldene Madonna'').
* Alte Synagoge: The Jewish community inaugurated the [[synagogue]] in [[1913]]. Destroyed by fire in the [[Kristallnacht|Nazi pogroms]] of [[1938]], it was restored after World War II.  It stands as the largest synagogue north of the [[Alps]].
* Essen city hall: Germany's highest city hall (106 metres), built from [[1971]] to [[1979]]. Free guided tours offer a view from the 22nd floor, overlooking the city from 100 m above ground.
* RWE tower: Largest skyscraper in North Rhine-Westphalia and corporate headquarters of [[RWE AG]], situated across the street from the Aalto theatre.
* Aalto Theater: Theatre designed by Finnish architect [[Alvar Aalto]], opened in [[1988]].
* [[Werden|Essen-Werden]]: Once a city of its own, it became a borough of Essen in [[1929]]; the center of the town has partly retained its medieval townscape with many pubs and restaurants. It stands near the Baldeney See and hosts the Folkwang College of Art.
* [[Kettwig]]: Also once a city of its own, and also located in the south of the Essen near the Ruhr river.
* Baldeneysee: The big lake in the south of the city, a popular recreation area. It dates from 1931 – 1933, when 10,000 unemployed coal miners dredged it in exchange for bread and beer [http://www.pimath.de/PiRuhr/Kapitel6/ruhrgebiet6.html].
* The Essen game fair, held in October, and the occasion of the presentation of the [[Essen Feather]] and of the [[Deutscher Spiele Preis]]
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* Rådhuset (''Rathaus'') i Essen, som rager 120 meter over bakken, er det største i hele Tyskland.
* ''[[Villa Hügel]]'' ble bygget av industrimagnaten [[Alfred Krupp]] i årene 1870-1873 som et hjem for ham og familien, samt representasjonssted for [[Krupp (konsern)|Kruppkonsernet]]. I dag brukes det hovedsakelig til å huse kunstutstillinger og konserter.