The Bochum Westpark creates a combination of historic industry, nature and cultural site. On the site, which has a history of 150 years of iron and steel production, a park has been created on different levels.
With event venues such as the Jahrhunderthalle, cultural venues such as the Colosseum Bochum, and the former steam blower hall, as well as the striking green water tower and its two cooling towers, all of which are colourfully illuminated after dark, the former industrial area has been transformed into a landscape park with event spaces. The Westpark also offers guided tours on various topics.
The water basins of the former sewage and cooling plant can be walked on via a curved footbridge, and there are also two green playscapes and an approximately two-kilometre-long circular path that leads around the top plateau of the Westpark and offers a view of the park and the city.
The various levels that make the Westpark a modern urban garden were created using demolished plants, production residues and slag. The individual terraces are separated by retaining walls and lawn embankments and are connected by ramps, stairs and bridges.
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