<< Our Photo Pages >> Himmelstreppe (Stairway to Heaven) - Modern Stone Circle etc in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Modern SitesSite Name: Himmelstreppe (Stairway to Heaven) Alternative Name: Halde RheinelbeCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 1.072 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Gelsenkirchen
Latitude: 51.487488N Longitude: 7.112199E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Harald_Platta visited on 12th Oct 2015 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
The coal mine Rheinelbe was opened 1861 and closed as early as 1928. The Ruhr region is the largest urban agglomeration in Germany. This was mainly made possible by the intense coal mining activity in this area. However, the coal mining industry in Germany declined and from the late 1950s to the year 2015 all coal mines but one (Prosper Haniel in Bottrop) were closed. While most of the buildings of the coal mining plants were teared down, turned into museums or were used for other business companies or fine arts studios, the mine tips were often left without function.
Herman Prigrann began to create the sculpture park on the Rheinelbe tip in the early 1990s. Most of the sculptures are located at the foot of the tip, which is now covered with a forest. The "megalithic“ sculptures resemble menhirs, stone rows, portals or other stone settings. The central piece is the Himmelstreppe, which was built at the highest point of the tip. The visitor can take different routes towards the Himmelstreppe. Most start at the forest at the foot of the tip and lead via serpentines to the Himmelstreppe at the bare top of the tip.
The Himmelstreppe offers the visitor a great view on the surrounding landscape. Moreover, the journey offers a remarkable experience created by the tension of the unique mixture of ancient and industrial references.
Text References:
[01] Berke, W.: Halde Rheinelbe. In: Über alle Berge - Der definitive Haldenführer Ruhrgebiet (2009).
[02] Rasokat, T.: Megalithbaukunst heute (2011).
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