No words or video in today’s track. Everything is in the title. Pyrolater aka is a German musician and record producer. .
Wuppertal is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany located in the Wupper Valley. east of Dusseldorf. It is best known these days for its suspension railway or Schwebebahn as it is known locally, and as the greenest city in Germany, with two-thirds of the municipal space, green spaces made up of parks and wooded areas.
During the industrial revolution era, the Wupper vally was one of the largest industrial regions of continental Europe. It is still a major industrial area but it is its suspension railway that draws us here.
The first section of track opened in 1901. The railway line was in part responsible for the growth of the area and the emergence of Wuppertal as an important city in this region of Germany. Over 80,000 passengers a day ride the monorail. A trip along the full 8.3 mile route serving all 20 stations takes about 30 minutes and for 6 miles of those it travels about 40 feet above the River Wupper.
Other than the monorail, why else would you visit Wuppertal. For art lovers there is the Von der Heydt-Museum. It is named after the Von der Heydt who were patrons of the museum and donated several paintings from the 19th century and Impressionist paintings in particular. It houses works byby Cézanne, Gauguin, Monet, Munch, Picasso, Rousseau and other famous artists, thereby making it one of the most important and internationally famed art galleries in Germany.
The British born Sculptor Tony Cragg, lives and works in Wuppertal. Having moved there in 1977, withing, his work was displayed at the Von der Heydt-Museum. His work and that of other famous sculptures can be found in the Sculpture Park Waldfrieden. Tony Cragg bought the estate that houses the park in 2006 and it opened the Sculpture Park to the public in 2008. Besides permanent displays of his work, there are changing displays of international artists. In 2014 hhe was made an honary citizen of the Wupertal and in 2016 he became a Knight Bachelor for services to visual arts and UK-German relations.
Does it always rain in Wuppertal? No, but it does rain on average every three days or so. November to January being the wetest months with rain almost every other day. But when its raining you can go to the museum when its not then its off to the Sculpture Park.
There is plenty more to visit not just in Wuppertal, including a world renowned zoo and the Museum für Frühindustrialisierung as well as the surrounding area. It is about 30 minutes drive from Dusseldorf and Cologne airports. Contact Maggie today to book your flights and car hire.
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