The Rheinturm
and Landstag (State parliament)
Home team
: Rhein Fire
Stadium : Rheinstadion
Notable structures
in Düsseldorf, known as one of the most
elegant cities in Germany, include modern
office buildings, Jügerhof Castle, and
Saint Lambert's Church, begun 13th
century. The city is also the site of the
National Academy of Art, birthplace of
the mid-19th century Düsseldorf school
of art. Paul Klee and Joseph Beuys taught
here. Among Düsseldorf's many other
cultural facilities are the Art
Collection, including works by Klee,
Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, Georges Braque,
Piet Mondrian, and Marc Chagall; the
Hetjens Museum, with a large collection
of ceramics covering 8,000 years of
pottery; a museum devoted to the writer
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; and a
university. The poet Heinrich Heine spent
his youth in Düsseldorf, and the city's
Heinrich Heine Institute is dedicated to
research on his life and work. Composer
Robert Schumann, conductor of the city
orchestra from 1850 to 1854, and his
wife, pianist Clara Schumann, are buried
in the city. Düsseldorf, the capital of
North Rhine-Westphalia, is an important
manufacturing, financial, and
transportation centre and is the seat of
several major corporate headquarters. The
city hosts numerous industrial and trade
shows. Local products include
automobiles, metal goods, machinery,
chemicals, textiles, clothing, and
printed materials.
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Recommended
meeting place
I have chosen a bar
in each NFL Europe city where most
football fans congregate both before and
after games. NFL Europe fans are mostly
friendly and visiting fans are normally
welcomed.
Der Knoten
Kurzestrasse 1
Altstadt
Directions : Click
here (page
is in German)
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