Can you guess where i am today. Im in the third greenest city in germany and surprisingly its. A city that mined coal and produced steel for more than one hundred fifty years. Anderson actually became the European Green capital for two thousand and seventeen how did it do it. As it lies at the heart of a former industrial region which means it is difficult for the city as a Tourist Destination to compete against other places with have to merge houses castles or palaces in a city like you have to know what youre looking for before you can discover the real gems on offer and thats. What im about to do. In addition to industrial sites ill be going out into nature. Then its on to this in our view video this week comes from paris. And globetrotter steve finish takes us to the city of shiraz in iran. That so far and was once the Worlds Largest and most modern coal mining complex. Twelve thousand tons of coal were mines here every day the coal plant was closed down in one thousand nine hundred six. I want to go up on the roof to get there i have to go through the belly of this rusty giant. From up here you can see how huge this complex is over there was the cooking plans when it shut down in one thousand nine hundred four it was the biggest facility in europe. But so far in coal mine is the landmark of essen and stands for an era now gone forever from the would delete the last bit will close in two thousand and eighteen that so far on is a place which forms a bridge between the present and the past so if you want to get to grips with this is the location to begin your city walking tour. At one point there were plans to tear all these buildings down or dismantle them and sell them abroad. People are glad that didnt happen. That often is now an industrial Historical Monument and a unesco World Heritage site. Its a setting that poses fascinating questions. How does the colliery work whats a coking plant and what happens in a coal washer e. These questions are answered on daily guided tours. Right in the middle is what must be the most refreshing art installation in the rural valley the complex Swimming Pool and its very. Public of it the sun wheel turns with its gondolas for visitors. Here in the decommissioned coking plant coal was converted into coke at temperatures of over a thousand degrees celcius. The coking plant only glows red these days when its lit up for the open air cinema films are screened against this industrial backdrop all summer long. In the rural museum you can find out all about the history of the rural region from the origins of mining to the present day it sees itself not as an ordinary museum but instead as the regions living memory. And. Its now been thirty years since the last worker clocked out. And its hard to imagine that this place was once filled with noise and heat. Over the years nature has reclaimed the complex. A dense forest has emerged without human intervention. That so far in coal mine has become much more than an industrial monument. Its a Recreation Area for the people of s. If you arrive in essen by train you get out in the middle of the pedestrian precinct guessing is known for its hundreds of stores the city center is an open air Shopping Mall so from time to time you need a break its said that in essence youre never more than three hundred meters from a green space im going to ask around. Question was the worst the nearest park or garden. With you the worst your favorite green area here is our park its not right around the corner but it is in essence. Where is your favorite garden or park i know they dont like its gorgeous they hadnt liked all my brain island. Here. That guy city garden behind the main station. Can i ask you where your favorite park is the mother father was not its a conservation area. So is that in essence yes i live there. Thanks ben let me ask you where is your favorite park spot for me in the city garden up there its got a Beautiful Lake and. I like it should. And by lake bell ny spits he actually gave it away. And an even better tip for old timers out. He has packed for the hesper Valley Railway runs a long way in the countryside at a comfy pace. And good mood cleek. Thanks thats all pretty. Well those were some of you so. We have created a best of list check it out. The locals just call it clear. In one thousand nine hundred eighty nine this was where the first garden exhibition in germany took place the residents immediately took lucille flowers to their hearts and the love affair has continued to this day. Three thousand one hundred hectares of forest seven hundred eighteen green spaces. Three hundred seventy six kilometers of cycle paths and twenty six. S. And is the third greenest city in germany. How can a city that was once a Mining Center be so green. People recognized early on that they needed places to relax and recover from their backbreaking work in the mine. In the early Twentieth Century the city board wasteland in the cells of s. And planted trees on it the city forest was created. The city garden is even older in eighteen eighty one wealthy residents got together into nature park to the city. It was the first public green space in the region. This park belongs to the village the former residents of the corp industrialist family at some point they fled the noise and dirt of the city and built themselves a house with a garden in the countryside actually more of a shatter it had two hundred. Sixty nine rooms you can visit it and learn about the history of the corp Steel Company and family in the mansions permanent exhibition. Lake by the nice stretches out below the villa who do the work of river is dammed up here for eight kilometers. The excursion boats of the white fleet sail from shore to shore. There are places to lounge about. And plenty of water sports to enjoy. The white sand on the Seaside Beach completes the feeling of summer. But what about the citys disused industrial sites. By the theyve been turned into new attractive residential areas green spaces like the park one of europes biggest steel factories once stored here now theres an artificial lake. And bike paths. Seven hundred trees have been planted there are some boards facilities and a meadow. Park is estens newest mom. And the greening of estimate is far from over. The city dreams of the green urban belt right through its center. The transformation continues. There moments calling im on my way to the top of shoot the bus leckie. Slack are made up of waste from mining rocks and gravel that were dug up and later piled up a bit like giant molehill. Oh and now many of them are covered in greenery. While im trying to get up here you can take a trip to another world totally different and exotic our check in globetrotter us the finish has been to iran and visited the town of here us this is history of a report. We started covering a historical town with the but she did not speak endlessly about you but. The vacuum mosque was built between seven hundred fifty one and seven hundred seventy three during the zon period. Under the rule of car in khan shiraz became the capital of persia and seven hundred sixty two. More than Twelve Thousand workers were employed to construct the royal district. Talking about cutting common westminster and sion courage under seventeen hundreds were now thats the kind of crime citadel. Used to be the living quarters of this guy up to that. Car in khan invited the best architects and artists of the time to design the citadel which took just a single year to build. Just one thing im sure us you should get up really early fall and this is the nazi mascotte of the mosque why i will show you. Almost mosque is also known as the think mosque because so many pink tiles were. Used in its interior. Its best to visit very early in the morning because thats the only time the sun shines through all the stained glass windows. Cut. Out for your eyes would be complete without paying a visit to come up there was one of the greatest sergeant i would say and who also influenced a lot of european people with such as goods and cheese from here hes from he writes. About a one hour drive from the rest of iraq thats the countrys most important unesco World Heritage site as the police which means the city of the passions that used to be the ceremony accomplishable paglia from five hundred fifty to three hundred that until alexander the great destroyed it is believed that he destroyed it by fire and this was ever an act of revenge for the parents destroying the i hope of this math in one hundred fifty years before that. Nothing illegal slave like at least. Mr simi comes was small to translate i like tomatoes played on the birthplace. Of the two sufi is fashion and for time place family chop house mixed with tax templates and comes all right was it live. Ive made it to the top off choosing bus lackey it looks like a lunar landscape. From up here you can see the last bit still in operation. This place is fascinating somehow mystical. And right in the middle of it there is an artwork. Its a sculpture by american artist Richard Serra sixty seven tons of rolled steel. In the war district there are more than thirty you can visit all close to each other and a lot of them and also board works of art on top they are perfect destinations for a bike trip you can use a well developed system of cycling routes and soon there will be germanys first bicycle autobahn. Need to do quite a bit of paddling here but its worth it at an elevation of one hundred fifty nine metres annulus like keeping but tarp is one of the highest observation points in the area. Until it is an art installation made of railroad ties. The work is by basque artist. Twelve hundred kilometers of bike trails run through the rural region often along tissues train lines that once linked industrial sites tourists on bicycles are often astonished at whats on offer. There are lots of surprising me just through greenery to scorn go to community all for the combination of Industrial History social history and an amazing amount of green. Riding through here you dont notice the cities at all. And to me really it is in the works r s one the new bicycle autobahn and it will eventually stretch one hundred kilometers from. East to west across the region. Here it runs right along the lines of the former mining railways. And. The present day railway is to the left of it for commuters the r s one is meant to be a real alternative to car travel. In a metropolitan area where five Million People live thats a good idea. Melanie who commutes on the r s one almost every day shes a tour guide. If you cycle just a few kilometers on the new route its easy to see how much has changed in the past few years the trip is full of contrasts. And also have the. Beaten down side is just c. S. And in the Rural Regions and maps dont show much for. No one suspects its here even though s. And his germanys third greenest city it isnt but after half an hour of cycling when weve left the city and are on the railway line most people say they have never believed it. And cycling here takes you to some of the most interesting places in essen and the rural valley and almost no time. Only sections of the bicycle autobahn have been completed so far and it will take a few years before you can paddle the entire one hundred kilometers but people are certainly enjoying whats already there. Yes ambitious plans in the next few years the city wants to become even greener specially true in northern s. C. With its working class districts and former industrial sites. Is a Landscape Architect she ping this transformation. As a Landscape Architect redesign brownfield sites where eleanor hall park which you designed what ideas did you start out with. Im going above all to create space for people to learn for folks who want to open what have been inaccessible for years and really make it green. If you create greenery there has to be water we see that here in the background. And yet for everything to work the ground has to work with the ground is the body the water is the soul and this lovely green is a stress. Clinic. Was great for decades but it was made green and its becoming still greener can you give me a few examples of the ecological or sustainable projects involved before. Recently people began swimming in the rural again. And thats a challenge to enable people to swim unlike bald in the rural. And to do that in an Industrial City invited to be in on that transformation and make the city flow again from north to south to fuse each other for were here in the north shaped by industry and then in the south its hilly. Theres the villa hugo one of the many examples you then like the room linking those with each other linking these contrasts dots and that includes the Industrial Heritage and innovative Landscape Architecture and Different Things how can other cities learn from this principle of going from greater green im thinking of cities like detroit or pittsburgh which also have an industrial past. I mean yes in america they talk of the City Beautiful Movement for money. If you no longer know what to do then you beautified. Parts people did that one hundred years ago and theyre doing it again and estan is a role model that metaphor from gray to green is now so established that people come from brazil mexico moscow china and of course the us to see what weve done in fun it. Would be what do you see as the strong points of the city. These are these others not everything is close to everything else. The friendly beautiful south the old Housing Estates the rough north which also shouldnt be pretty fied me but should live with its wrinkles and blues. This mixing of cultures creates a new culture. Its not only old Industrial Heritage increasingly its becoming a melting pot a new global culture. A final question whats your personal favorite green place and. Least of all do well as always want both we want to civilization the city that gives a security but we also want to feel close to nature we have places dear to us mine is a wonderful old place. In my secret love. That is out of the myth of good. Its a restaurant called timeless. Slightly hidden with a great view and so secret and cozy that you just have to love it. Come ok thank you very much i keep going i think. And now we head for a city which is for a lot of people the most beautiful city in the world paris our viewer katherina from my orca has spent her whole of days there and sent us this video thanks got an email. I have really earned one of these. Somehow it all goes together cold steel and the fact that people here love to drink beer beer is definitely the drink in the region its made out of a lot of. It it should be looking good but. If you want to meet the locals youre most likely to do that in a pub or beer garden like this one. I have to admit i am surprised by s. And i half expect its Industrial Heritage but not so many green spaces this city doesnt stand still theres something going on and you can actually see that im. Glad i made the effort to come forth. Both. The law. Clerks the. Technology. The result of the market. More to more of. Your business magazine thirty minutes on t w. A School Exercise book filled with stories of war atrocities written by brave people who want justice a free come. Mismatch of was taken in bomb he now sits in an exercise book i dont know whose side many. The favor changes being a little more immutable rate of women and getting close to one wanted children. 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