Photos by hfinster : on the map, in Google Earth (KML)

One of my favourite places in Europe. Beautiful! And well captured! Harald

@Mario: ja, das war noch Architektur. Leider betrachtet man diese Art von Kultur heutzutage als "Schandfleck" und "Standortnachteil". Der Abbruch der hier gezeigten Anlage ist bereits in Planung.

Thanks for your comments. I can read your language only a tiny little bit. Just a remark: I don't want to start a political discussion on industry with my photographs. I don't want to point at possible polluters. I intend to preserve what I consider the core of our culture, the industrial history, in my images. Regarding pollution: I think, that everything should be done to keep pollution as low as possible. Unnecessary pollution for the sake of shareholder value is unacceptable. However, we should keep in mind, that everyone of us uses the products of industrial production. Moving production e.g. to China seemingly "solves" the problem of pollution. In reality it just shifts the problem - most probably to countries with lower environmental protection standards and often no social standards. Greetings Harald

Very compliments ! Important documents of the industrial phoptography. Excellent composition. Silvano (italy)

Rudy, perhaps somebody will organize touristic tours around the old mill, including a view from the top of the smokestack... I'd come... :-)

cheers, Mircea

Ruhrgebiet in Schwarz-Weiß. Das passt einfach. Tolles Foto

De oude mijnen, vergane glorie. Spijtig, want van Charleroi kan je zo'n mooie stad maken, ze is enkel wat verwaarloosd. Naar typische Belgische gewoonte zullen deze fabrieken en groeven er nog staan tot ze uit zichzelf instorten.

Echt tolle Bilder in deiner Galerie ! Ich werde noch einige Abende hier verbringen...

War schon spannend, wie die im Wahnsinnstempo durch die Walzen gerollt und dann durch die Halle bis nach draußen gesaust sind und dann wieder zurück.

Ja, kleiner geht's kaum noch :-)