April 9, 2009

Gasometer



The Oberhausen gasometer, the largest disc-type gas holder in Europe, is an industrial monument located in Oberhausen, Germany. It was constructed between 1927 and 1929. Today it is an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage and serves as an exhibition hall.

April 7, 2009

A tonne of paper at WAZ



The WAZ-Mediengruppe (WAZ-Mediagroup) is Germanys third largest newspaper and magazine publisher with a total of over 500 publications in nine countries. Besides Germany these are Hungaria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Rumania, Serbia and Macedonia. It also owns parts of Austrian Kronen Zeitung and Kurier. It is privately held by the founders families and is headquartered in Essen.

April 2, 2009

Sun and Steel