Zollern II/IV Colliery - Bövinghausen, Germany - Mines on Waymarking.com

This "mansion of labor" was constructed beginning in 1898 by the elsenkirchener Bergwerks-AG as a model colliery. Most of the buildings were designed by architect Paul Knobbe and completed in 1904. Coal mining began in 1902 (underground) until 1966. The site became a museum in 1981. The best additional information that I could find is on the website of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. It is better than the site's homepage:

"Angle towers and gables with battlements, artistically ornate staircases, an imposing boulevard of lime and plane trees against the background of a palatial redbrick façade! Was this once supposed to be a colliery? Indeed it was. The original owners consciously set out to build a magnificent monument. The showpiece of the site is the engine house, a brilliantly sophisticated temple of technology with a lavish “Jugendstil” entrance. But despite the lovely facade it was still hard work behind the scenes and below the surface. Consequently the arduous lives and work of miners and their families is the primary theme of the exhibition at this, the central site of the Westphalian Industrial Museum. The one thing you cannot do here is travel underground. The pit has been filled in on safety grounds. Instead children can find an underground cellar full of labyrinthine passages, niches and caves where they can play at being miners. Adults too have their own programme of events including festivities, film evenings, concerts and lectures. And from here you are free to visit the seven other fascinating museum sites administered by the Westphalian Industrial Museum."

Source: https://www.erih.net/i-want-to-go-there/site/show/Sites/zollern-iiiv-colliery-lwl-industrial-museum/?tx_erihsites_erihmap%5BgetVars%5D%5Bcountry%5D=1&cHash=a7302c6cdffe82a7ffc24d9e05210994

Mine Type: Abandoned Mine Mineral Collecting: No Material Mined: Coal, Lignite Operation: Underground Mine Surface Features: Yes KNOWN DANGERS: The site is controlled via cost to enter, and is more of an educational facility now. The actual mining took place deep underground. Any associated website: [Web Link] Any Other information: This mine is on the European Route of Industrial History. Costs to enter are 5 Euro per person, with discounts for students and seniors.

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