Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
An der Jahrhunderthalle 1
D-44793 Bochum
phone: +49 (0) 234-61 03 0
fax: +49 (0) 234-61 03 34 9
e-mail: info@jahrhunderthalle-bochum.de
Jahrhunderthalle Bochum is one of the unique venues for concerts and theatre productions.
Jahrhunderthalle has become one of the Ruhr landmarks, once the gas power station of Bochum's steel mills and today an exciting location for arts and culture, an extraordinary example for the change from old industrial use to being a modern place for events.
Click here for the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum website.
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Pic.: Deutsches Bergbaumuseum Bochum
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