The Grugapark is a central park in the city of
Essen,
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...
, Germany. It was first opened in 1929 as the first "Große Ruhrländische Gartenbau-Ausstellung". Adjacent to the Grugapark is the
Grugahalle
The Grugahalle is a multi-purpose indoor arena located at the edge of the Botanischer Garten Grugapark in Essen, Germany. Opened on 25 October 1958, its seating capacity is about 7,700 people and about 10,000 for unseated events. The building w ...
concert hall and the
Messe Essen
The Messe Essen is the exhibition centre of the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Rüttenscheid borough near the Grugapark. It is the 9th largest exhibition centre in Germany.
History
Though there had been ...
exhibition centre.
History
During WWII, 35 Russian forced labourers were killed by the
Gestapo
The (), abbreviated Gestapo (; ), was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe.
The force was created by Hermann Göring in 1933 by combining the various political police agencies of Prussia into one orga ...
at a place called
Montagsloch.
Gallery
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-08024, Essen, Eröffnung der "Gruga".jpg, Eröffnung der Gruga 1929 mit Blick vom Radioturm: hinten Dahlienarena, davor Pergolagarten und Milchgaststätte
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-08183, Essen, "Gruga" aus der Vogelperspektive.jpg, Veranstaltung im Radiogarten 1929
File:Skulptur Joseph Enseling Trauer Essen Südwestfriedhof 2013.jpg, Bronzeskulptur "Trauer" von Joseph Enseling
Joseph Bernhard Hubert Enseling () was a German sculptor and university professor. Educated in Düsseldorf and Paris, he lectured at the Düsseldorf Art Academy and taught the artists Joseph Beuys and Hermann Blumenthal. His own work encompasse ...
, heute auf dem Südwestfriedhof
File:Montagsloch Essen, Grugapark 03.JPG, Gedenkstein am Montagsloch
File:Essen Gruga Park Grugahalle.jpg, Haupteingangsbereich mit den Wasserfontänen, links die Grugahalle
The Grugahalle is a multi-purpose indoor arena located at the edge of the Botanischer Garten Grugapark in Essen, Germany. Opened on 25 October 1958, its seating capacity is about 7,700 people and about 10,000 for unseated events. The building w ...
File:Ronald-Mc-Donald-Haus-Winter-2016.jpg, Ronald-McDonald-Haus, entworfen von Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Friedrich Stowasser (15 December 1928 – 19 February 2000), better known by his pseudonym Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser (), was an Austrian visual artist and architect who also worked in the field of environmental protection ...
File:Parkleuchten 2015, Essen, Grugapark 46.JPG, Parkleuchten 2015
File:Biomasse-Heizwerk Grugapark Essen.jpg, Biomasse-Heizwerk
File:Opening - Essen, European Green Capital 2017 09.jpg, Eröffnungsfeier zur Grünen Hauptstadt Europas – Essen 2017
File:Essen, Grugaturm 05.jpg, Blumenhof mit Grugaturm
File:Tropenhaus, Grugapark Essen 03.JPG, Tropenhaus, Botanischer Garten
File:Grugabahn Heimliche Liebe.JPG, Grugabahn "Heimliche Liebe"
File:Wasserfall Grugapark 2013 02.jpg, Wasserfall im Alpinum
File:Grugapark Essen, Musikpavillon.jpg, Musikpavillon und Musikgarten
File:Orangerie mit Orion.jpg, Kranichwiese mit Orangerie und Skulptur ''Orion''
File:Margarethensee, Grugapark Essen 02.JPG, Margarethensee
File:Grugapark Waldteich 2013.jpg, Waldsee
File:Dahlienarena, Grugapark Essen.JPG, Dahlienarena
File:Gruga-Mustergärten-Bee-Home-Garden-2016.jpg, Mustergarten ''Bee Home Garden''
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Essen
Parks in Germany
Gardens in North Rhine-Westphalia
Protected areas established in 1929
1929 establishments in Germany
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