Helenenstraße, during rainfall
Helenenstraße/Zollstraße with Krupp power plant and coal mine; Essen-Altendorf, Germany, November 2007; demolition in progress
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In the background two of the few remainders of the Krupp empire in Essen, now both facing demolition: the boiler house, generator house and one of the winding engine houses of Amalie colliery, named after Helene-Amalie Krupp (1732 – 1810) and part of the Friedrich Krupp Bergwerke AG from 1927 on (boiler house left building, turbines and generator house back part of right building, winding engine house of shaft Marie front part of right building).
Krupp was Germany's major weapon supplier in both World Wars. While almost the entire Kruppsche Gußstahlfabrik in Essen was dismantled by the Allies after WW2, the company continues to exist. After the hostile takover of Hoesch, the closure of Rheinhausen and the merger with Thyssen, it is now part of Germany's largest steelmaker ThyssenKrupp. ThyssenKrupp currently is in the process of moving its headquarters to Essen - to the founding site of the Krupp works, to be more precise. Essen will be the European Capital of Culture in 2010.
