The Völklingen Ironworks are amazing and to my eye really very beautiful.
A very brief recap of their history , 1873 ironworks built by Julius Buch at Völklingen , closed 6 years later
1881 ironworks bought by Carl Rochling and he starts producing pig iron
1883 first blast furnace goes into operation, from here on all number of firsts happen as the ironworks get bigger and bigger
WW2 and a darker side of history as many many thousands of prisoners, forced labour work here and die.
1975 world wide steel crisis
1986 Völklingen Hütte blast furnaces shut down , local government agrees that the place needs to be preserved.
1994 Völklingen Hütte becomes first industrial monument on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site List
Can't pretend I understand all the production processes, I was concentrating on the arty aspect so hence my photos are more artistic than representative of the production process. We were able to wander through and up and over the plant, amazing experience. So in no particular order......
A very brief recap of their history , 1873 ironworks built by Julius Buch at Völklingen , closed 6 years later
1881 ironworks bought by Carl Rochling and he starts producing pig iron
1883 first blast furnace goes into operation, from here on all number of firsts happen as the ironworks get bigger and bigger
WW2 and a darker side of history as many many thousands of prisoners, forced labour work here and die.
1975 world wide steel crisis
1986 Völklingen Hütte blast furnaces shut down , local government agrees that the place needs to be preserved.
1994 Völklingen Hütte becomes first industrial monument on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site List
Can't pretend I understand all the production processes, I was concentrating on the arty aspect so hence my photos are more artistic than representative of the production process. We were able to wander through and up and over the plant, amazing experience. So in no particular order......
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