There's an interesting story behind the venue: a former site of a central gas power plant that was converted, a century later, into an "assembly hall for art" as part of a state-funded development program.
Jahrhunderhalle Bochum
Looking good when approached from the front...
an interior shot taken in one of the halls during a festival preview that was held earlier in the afternoon
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looking a little rundown from behind-but still gorgeous, ya know.
German book publisher Moser Verlag recently put out a collection of photos taken by Ulrich Mack during the Ruhr region's hayday as a center of industry in the mid 20th century.
Different times....
Ruhrgebiet by Ulrich Mack
