1113-107727 - Nave of St, Ludgerus Church in Essen-Werden, City of Essen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

832-396463 - Coal-fired power plant Duisburg Walsum, at sunset, evening sky, view from Haniel slagheap in Bottrop, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-395945 - Duisburg Inner Harbour, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-391563 - Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis), May, Oberhausen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-391564 - Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis), flower, May, Oberhausen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-391565 - Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis), May, Oberhausen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

1113-103860 - Light effects in the Meteorit, Essen, Ruhr Basin, Germany

1184-4568 - Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

1184-4572 - Coking Plant, Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

1184-4569 - Shaft 12, Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

1184-4567 - Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

1184-4570 - Coking plant, Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

1184-4571 - Shaft 12, Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-388265 - Tiger & Turtle, illuminated, night shot, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-388266 - Tiger & Turtle, illuminated, night shot, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-383533 - Artwork, Slab for the Ruhr by the sculptor Richard Serra on the Schurenbachhalde slag heap in the Ruhr area, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-383578 - Bridge over the Rhine-Herne Canal, Oberhausen, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-383358 - Werhahnmuhle, former silo and mill building, inner harbour, Duisburg, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-382801 - Aerial view, The most popular lido of the Ruhr area is located at the Silbersee II lake in Haltern am See, lido, turquoise water, bathers, swimming, summer feeling, Haltern am See, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-382024 - Aerial view, Schloss Oberwerries moated castle, morning fog above the Lippe river, Lippeauen, Hamm, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-382023 - Aerial view, course of the Ahse river with meanders, renaturation, Hamm, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-381995 - Roads B54 and B55, basin Biggetalsperre in the urban area Olpe, Bigge, Ruhr District, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-381189 - Aerial view, floodplains of the Ruhr River with autumnal clouds, morning fog, Mulheim an der Ruhr, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-381921 - Aerial view, floodplains of the Ruhr River with autumnal clouds, morning fog, Mulheim an der Ruhr, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-381660 - The Ruhr river at dawn in autumn, Witten, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-381236 - Aerial view, course of the Ahse river with meanders, renaturation, Hamm, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-380254 - Illuminated swing carousel and Ferris wheel, Cranger Kirmes, the largest folk festival in the Ruhr district, Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-379867 - Lake Baldeney in fall, Essen, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-379880 - Ennepetal Dam Radevormwald, River Ennepe, Bergisches Land, Fieldscape, Ennepetal, Ruhrgebiet, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-379868 - Aerial view, viaduct Herdecke, view of Ruhr valley and Harkortberg, Herdecke, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-379859 - Aerial view, Kemnader Reservoir, dam, Ruhr Valley, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-379858 - Aerial view, Wesel-Datteln Canal, Dorsten, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-379857 - Aerial view, Cargo ships on the Rhine, brown flood mixes with the clean water of the Ruhr, Ruhr estuary, Duisburg, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-379838 - Aerial view, Lippepark Bridges and Datteln-Hamm Canal, Hamm, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-379837 - Aerial view, Lippeauen Hamm-Mitte, Lippe, Datteln-Hamm Canal, Airport Hamm-Lippewiesen, Hamm, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378754 - Power plant Datteln 4 under construction, coal power station, Datteln, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378942 - Market place with town hall, Werne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378757 - View of downtown Hamm through the low fog cover, Pauluskirche, new Lippe project Kanalkante, between Hamm-Lippewiesen airport and downtown Hamm, Datteln-Hamm Canal, Lippe, Hamm, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378755 - RWE power plant Westfalen, the power plant sticks out of the low cloud cover, Hamm, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-379050 - Steel mill, metallurgical plant, Huttenheim, Duisburg, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378756 - RWE power plant Westfalen, the power plant sticks out of the low cloud cover, Hamm, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378745 - Aerial view, coal excavator in front of the destroyed Borschemich district, coal mine Garzweiler, Erkelenz, Niederrhein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378748 - Aerial view of Voerde am Rhein coal power plant, STEAG, fossil energy, Voerde, Ruhr, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378749 - Aerial view of Voerde am Rhein coal power plant, STEAG, fossil energy, Voerde, Ruhr, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378673 - Aerial view, coal power plants on the Rhine, Lower Rhine, floodplains, Rhine bend at Beeckerwerth, Duisburg, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378731 - UNESCO World Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein, Kokerei Zollverein coking plant, skating rink, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378729 - UNESCO World Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein, Kokerei Zollverein coking plant, skating rink, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378730 - UNESCO World Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein, Kokerei Zollverein coking plant, skating rink, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378640 - Aerial view, Kraftwerk Westfalen power plant, RWE Power, coal power plant, former nuclear power plant THTR Hamm-Uentrop, Welver, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378635 - Coal power plant Scholven, E.ON Kraftwerke, cooling towers, chimneys, smoke, Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378632 - Slag heaps and Wehofen landfill, behind Dinslaken, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378633 - Emschermündung, River Emscher and Rhine, coal power plant, Dinslaken, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378634 - Coal power plant Scholven, E.ON Kraftwerke, cooling towers, chimneys, smoke, Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378607 - Kraftwerk Voerde coal power plant on the Rhine, emissions, smoke, smokestacks, cooling tower, Voerde, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378605 - Coal plant Kraftwerk Duisburg-Walsum in front of the Rhine, backlit, cloud of smoke, emissions, Ruhr district, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378606 - Kraftwerk Voerde coal power plant on the Rhine, emissions, smoke, smokestacks, cooling tower, Voerde, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378620 - Coking plant, steel plant by the Rhine, furnaces Schwelgern 1 and 2, cooling tower of coal power plant Duisburg Walsum behind, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, Hamborn, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378596 - E.ON Scholven Power Station, Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378382 - Bucket-wheel excavators, Garzweiler lignite mining, near Jüchen, Erkelenz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378379 - Aerial view, low clouds, Gersteinwerk of RWE Power, coal-fired power plant, temperature inversion, Bockum-Hövel, Hamm, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378380 - Westfalen coal-fired power plant of RWE Power in the sunrise, Hamm, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378374 - Aerial view, Westfalen RWE power plant, RWE Power coal-fired power station, next to the former THTR nuclear power plant, Hamm, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378381 - Bergkamen Heil power plant, Bergkamen, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378383 - Bucket-wheel excavator, lignite mining, Garzweiler, near Jüchen, Erkelenz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-367625 - Aerial view, MIR Musiktheater music theatre, Ruhr area, Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-367543 - Aerial view, meandering River Lippe, embankment, field, meadow, Hamm-Werries, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378355 - STEAG Evonik Walsum coal-fired power plant, Duisburg, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-370418 - Two young female ravers posing for the camera, Loveparade 2010, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany, Europe

832-368488 - Woodland sage (Salvia nemorosa "May Night"), Maximilianpark, Maxipark, Hamm, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-367480 - Dortmund U, U-Tower, kicker video installation, former Union Brewery, cultural centre, arts centre, landmark, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

832-368550 - Ferris wheel at the Christmas market, Essen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

832-367568 - Aerial view, Dortmund "U", landmark, centre for Art and Creativity, Extraschicht 2012, annual cultural event, Dortmund, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-367628 - Aerial view, historic district of Hatting, St. George, Altstadtring, Hattingen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-367564 - Aerial view, city centre with the church, Froendenberg Ruhr, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-367544 - Aerial view, meandering River Lippe, embankment, field, meadow, Hamm-Werries, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378356 - Huckingen Power Plant, Hüttenheim, Duisburg, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-367627 - Aerial view, shot with a fisheye lens, Nesselrodeweg settlement and Bruchwiesenring circular settlement, Gelsenkirchen Golf Club, Gelsenkirchen-Buer, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-367626 - Aerial view, shot with a fisheye lens, city centre of Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-368497 - Climbing Rose, Rosanna (Rosa), Westphalia Park, Dortmund, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-367621 - Aerial view, Lippe river, meander, meadows, fields, Bergkamen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-370326 - A Weisse Flotte excursion boat from Muelheim, Ruhr valley between Essen-Kettwig and Muelheim an der Ruhr, Ruhrtalbruecke bridge, a motorway bridge across the Ruhr valley, A 52 motorway near Mintard district, Muelheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, G

832-367619 - Aerial view, Haus Dellwig mansion, a local museum, moated castle, Dortmund, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-367592 - Aerial view, Town Hall, St. Mary's Church, St. Bartholomew, Ahlen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-375617 - Smoking chimney in front of a blue sky, environment, pollution, emission value, Ruhr Area, Ruhr Basin, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein Westphalia, Ruhr district, Germany

832-367566 - Aerial view, public viewing area at the Euro 2012 quarter final match Germany vs Greece, Friedensplatz square in front of the Town Hall, Dortmund, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-367620 - Aerial view, Lippe river, meander, meadows, fields, Bergkamen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-367622 - Aerial view, Emscher river, Lake PhoenixSee, Dortmund, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-368499 - Hybrid Tea Rose, Orient Express (Rosa), Westphalia Park, Dortmund, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-367567 - Aerial view, public viewing area at the Euro 2012 quarter final match Germany vs Greece, Pauluskirche, St. Paul's Church, Hamm, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-367593 - Aerial view, a sandy beach on a bathing lake, Lake Silbersee, near Haltern, Ruhr region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378011 - Uprooted trees have damaged a house, storm damage from 9 June 2014, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-367595 - Aerial view, Broich castle ruins and Broich castle, Muelheim an der Ruhr, Ruhr region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-368486 - Blossom, epicactus (Epiphyllum Pegasus), Botanical Garden, Bochum, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-323608 - Transshipment of containers at the container terminal in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

832-322128 - Chemical laboratory at the disused ironworks Henrichshuette, industrial museum, Hattingen, NRW, Germany

832-322150 - Museum der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt (museum of the German inland navigation) in an art nouveau indoor pool Duisburg-Ruhrort, NRW, Germany,

832-321866 - Shaved and coloured back of male head showing the logo design of the Loveparade 2007, Essen, NRW, Germany

832-322129 - Chemical laboratory at the disused ironworks Henrichshuette, industrial museum, Hattingen, NRW, Germany

832-322137 - Harbour promenade, Duisburg-Ruhrort, NRW, Germany

832-322165 - Museum der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt (museum of the German inland navigation), Duisburg-Ruhrort, NRW, Germany