Villa Hügel in Essen
Saturday, 3 August 2013 - 01:05 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General , Museums, Exhibitions , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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The Villa Hügel is a mansion in Bredeney (part of the modern
city of Essen ) in Germany. It belonged to the
Krupp family of industrialists and was built by
Alfred Krupp in 1873 as a residence. More recently, the Villa Hügel has housed the offices of the
Kulturstiftung Ruhr (Ruhr Cultural Foundation) as well as an art gallery and the historical archive of the Krupp family and company.
An annex called the Little House (kleines Haus ) contains sixty rooms and was used to confine Alfried Krupp in the aftermath of the Second World War.
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The house has 269 rooms and occupies 8,100 m². It is situated in a 28-hectare park that overlooks the
River Ruhr and the Baldeneysee. Villa Hügel is part of the
The Industrial Heritage Trail and as such part of the
European Route of Industrial Heritage .
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