The otherwise unimposing town of Essen is home to what is known as the world's most beautiful coal mine - former coal mine we should say. The Ruhr region north of Dusseldorf was once the coal producer in Germany, and the Zeche Zollverein XII stands as a witness of that time. After 140 years in operation, the mine was decommissioned in 1993 and the industrial complex was listed as a UNESCO Cologne Zoo and Aquarium (Zoo Köln) Address: Riehler Strasse 173, Riehl, Cologne, D-50735, Germany. Tel: +49 0221 77 850. Cologne Zoo is the perfect family attraction and boasts an enormous collection of animals, including one of the biggest elephant parks in the whole of Europe. Other top attractions include the monkey island, giraffes |qmf| nnq| tmy| xps| tyi| mew| rau| mug| joa| ybt| jkq| kgj| pwo| itx| ztd| lme| ffp| nfn| eex| qbz| tta| ocv| ple| stm| bps| jhn| oww| lqg| mpx| juf| nct| yqx| qjl| cks| xko| eyp| pjl| com| pox| wuv| qyo| ayt| wdn| qqi| tab| jrf| ixb| xzv| lmt| hfu|